Today I am going to share \u201cadvice\u201d I realized I had to give to myself.<\/p>\n
I recently had minor knee surgery.\u00a0 Minor in and of itself, but the third time on this particular knee, and placing my sweet knee dangerously close to bone on bone.\u00a0 My doctor has cautioned that I must remember that my knee is no longer normal.\u00a0 My physical therapist also advised me to not always walk on the level ground of sidewalks, but to walk on the grass to strengthen the muscles all around the knee better.<\/p>\n
So…yesterday I walked around the little lake in our neighborhood.\u00a0 On the area with the most dramatic slope.\u00a0 With the weak knee on the upside of the slope, making it do the power work.\u00a0 And today…I can barely walk!\u00a0 If I move, it feels better, but when I sit for awhile it gets weak again.\u00a0 Sheesh.<\/p>\n
I was so proud of myself for how good I was at getting to the point where it didn\u2019t hurt so soon after surgery!\u00a0 But now I realize I was just doing enough…enough to get by, but not enough to challenge and really strengthen the knee.<\/p>\n
Then, as I am wont to do, I began to ask myself some questions.\u00a0 Is my body, which is the connection between my soul and my mind, asking me to look at something?\u00a0 Way too quickly came my answer…of course, silly!\u00a0 Is it possible you\u2019ve been taking the easy, level path spiritually?\u00a0 Ummm…I don\u2019t wish to answer that, thank you very much!\u00a0 Have you been letting your fears settle into your body again? \u00a0 Are you moving too fast, or too slow, or even both?\u00a0 OUCH! literally ouch!\u00a0 Could be!\u00a0 Is it time to take the uneven path, and change your mind about some things?\u00a0 Dang it!\u00a0 Stop asking me questions!\u00a0 And, just for the record, self, the answer is…yes!<\/p>\n
Dearest Therese, yes, your body is speaking to you, especially if you think it is speaking to you.\u00a0 Be kind to yourself, don\u2019t judge and compare yourself…not even to yourself.\u00a0 Where you are, is where you must be to see where you are going.\u00a0 Give the understanding you give to others, to yourself…you will then be able to share that understanding more wonderfully.<\/p>\n
Therese, walk the uneven ground, even though it be fearful and confusing, and brings things into your life you do not understand right now.\u00a0 The uneven ground will strengthen your body…and it will strengthen your spirit.\u00a0 CWG, in \u201cThe Only Thing That Matters\u201d says that each time you think you are \u201cthere\u201d, you will be given the opportunity to move into an even higher expression of \u201cthere\u201d.\u00a0 Don\u2019t make the mistake of thinking this means you are moving backward.\u00a0 It just means, if you are lucky, if you are open and brave, you will always be new at something all of your life!<\/p>\n
Therese<\/p>\n
(Therese Wilson is a published poet, and is the administrator of the global website at\u00a0<\/em>www.ChangingChange.net<\/a>, which offers spiritual assistance from a team of Spiritual Helpers responding to every post from readers within 24 hours or less, and offers insight, suggestions, and companionship during moments of unbidden, unexpected, unwelcome change on the journey of life. She may be contacted at\u00a0<\/em>Therese@TheGlobalConversation.com<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n