Going With the Flow....

Sometimes you go with the flow, sometimes the flow takes you.

So I reveled in my extraordinary New Mexico experience, where my constant pain took a holiday and stayed away for almost a whole month. And then I gushed about it to you, in hopes of passing on healing information.

Mistake, apparently. And I'm not superstitious.

If I offended "the Gods" with my happy talk of being pain-free, I duly apologize. Next time (please let there be a next time) I will keep my big mouth shut and just write about spas.

Except it's hard to concentrate when your mouth is on fire, pain searing into your upper gum like a hot poker. But hey, everyone has to deal with something, right?

So, dear reader (hi Thue!) my wonderful, albeit short-lived, pain-free life has now ceased and I'm back to Square One. And this just reinforces my belief that the body can heal itself when conditions are right.

Meaning, something must have been in those New Mexico waters because while floating in the mineral rich Ojo Caliente resort's pools, I never felt such relief from this chronic (8 years strong) pain. And so, my new trek vision is to discover healing places that offer more than the frou-frou beauty treatments heralded as "signature treatments" and whatnot.

Being away from stressors (mostly self-imposed) contributes to health and well-being, not to mention experiencing amazing bodywork and being in a gorgeous location.

I know that permanent relief from this thing o' mine is out there, and I owe it to you to seek and find. Or as my son says, "Go and get."

So I'm going and getting with the flow and holding on to hope, you know, the thing with feathers (thank you Emily Dickinson).