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Well, I was "going great-guns", having just completed my 10-week program at the "Professor Tess-Cramond Multi-Disciplinary Pain Centre", practising my newly gotten skills - like 'Mindfulness', 'Mind-Body-Techniques', Regular Physical-Exercise' - all together designed to help me cope better with my 'Chronic-Pain', Neuropathic-Pain associated with my medical-condition, Transverse-Myelitis..

So, after a few more weeks of exercise, diet and mindfulness - I was feeling pretty good, looking better and generally coping well with my medical-condition. Even getting some positive feedback from my Physio's ! And they're tough to impress, let me tell you. I have been most impressed with my dietary changes - just go to this website; www.lchf.com I've been on this diet now for three months, as has my wife too and we both feel great..

Then it happened, (and some say.. "things happen in three's!"). So; 

Ouch!

1) .. I had a minor strain in my R-Achilles-Tendon! Mainly because I thought (stupidly), that it would be better to try and follow my dog (Zeus) up the steep-driveway, rather than simply 'letting-go' of his leash. Doh... (Zeus, didn't care less - he was focused on the Ducks in the pond, on the neighbours property). No worries, right!..

Woo-woo-woo-woo_Eee-Aaw-eee-aaw!

2) .. While I was "taking it easy", about a week later I thought I would assist my sons to raise the "dog's-crate", up off the floor (to prevent it from scratching the floor, and be easier to vacuum etc..,), by a few centimetres.. So, I got out my electric 'circular-saw', made a few measurements on some choice timbers and proceeded to cut them to size. Great, so as I was making my way up the stairs I remembered that I forgot to turn off the lights. No worries! A simple pause, pivot, bend over, look around the pole, feel for the light-switch and flick it off! Simple right! (for most people), but I made it look like a "funniest-home-video's" clip. I mean, I really stuffed it all up. I slipped on the "very-wet-stairs" and went down like a ton-of-bricks and fell onto my side on the wet steps, cracking some ribs! But I got a ride in an Ambulance ;-)...

A big hole!

3) .. Another week went by, slowly. Being careful to mind the things I did, so my injuries could mend themselves. I wanted to go for a walk with the dog. So, Zeus and I made our way out the back into our yard. No worries, right! A few moments in the yard would be good for me, smelling the fresh air, getting some sun/Vit-D! So, we were walking around and I suddenly fell to the ground - in pain again. This time it was my R-Achilles-Tendon, except I really felt (and heard) my tendon give way from my heel! I had inadvertently stepped into a 'post-hole' which was overgrown with grass to the point I could not see the hole 'there at all'. My foot was in the hole up to my knee! .. Another trip to the GP/Physio ensued, the outcome of which is that I am to do NOTHING! for at least three weeks, Glendon. My ribs and Achilees-Tendon need to mend properly....... Ok!

Chronic Pain Australia! (...You guys are awesome!)

Upshot of it all? Something (the Universe / God), is trying to tell me to take it easy man! Slow down, change what you are doing, thinking, I'm not 21, I'm 47 and must take a 'chill pill'. And, I've been heeding the message lately... I have a new outlook and the pace of things is changing for me... I have turned to my art of drawing. A gift, that I love to do, as it it gives me joy! Some days I need to have a rest through the day, so I lay down. Then I practise what I've been taught in the Pain-Clinic... 

And all we have to do is...
Really - just think... "like a dog thinks" all the time, sometimes!

 I can relate to this too...Yep!

A penny for your thoughts?

Acceptance! ..Accepting whatever you are noticing as 'what it is', without needing to label it "right" or "wrong"...

Moment by Moment! ..As  you're paying attention to now, you keep paying attention to now, even though time is going by...

Present Experience! ..What is happening right now, not what happened in the past or might happen in the future. You just stay with now, as if you're experiencing it for the very first time...

Paying Attention! ..Noticing, focusing lightly on just what you're aware of, both internally-(sensations, thoughts, feelings, urges), and externally-(sounds - outside, ambient noises). You can be aware of just one thing at a time, or many things at a time... 

Glendon's  Creative Art - "uni-Pin" drawing pens!

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After much positive-opinion given to me recently by my family and friends, I'm concentrating on my art and doing something positive with my drawings to get them out there! Keep watching! 
...(talk about changing the subject!..lol).