Welcome to another fine day.

You woke up this morning so you have another chance to do it again.

Do what again, you may say.

Well, I suppose that’s anything and everything.  I think what’s most important is that you do it differently or with more awareness, maybe even with more attention to detail.  Recognize the reality of your particular situation.

Keep that in mind as we proceed.

Yesterday I submitted an article to a local paper for publication and as I was going through the editing process I realized that the information in the article could possibly be relevant to you.

Let me rephrase.  The information in the article is definitely relevant to you whether you realize it or not.  So it was necessary for me to provide that information for you here in a place that you can trust the source.

The fact is, you have knee pain.  What matters is how you deal with the fact in order to achieve wellness both in the physical and emotional sense.

Regardless of the extent of your knee pain, you are still faced with the frustrations surrounding your current condition.  You want it gone, in a big hurry so you can get on with life.  And, the longer it lingers, the more frustrated you become.  Sometimes you may feel hopelessness, especially if you’ve worked hard to get rid of it.

I’m here to tell you that you have options.  With the information in this article we’ll shed some new light which will open up pathways of thought and action you weren’t aware of before.

The first thing you must come to know is the meaning of the word process.

Here’s the definition according to Dictionary.com:

Process: continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner.  The action of going forward or on. The condition of being carried on.

The importance of understanding this particular definition of the word process runs much deeper than you may initially realize.  For this reason, please refer back to the above definition as we continue through this discussion.

It is my thought that culturally we have been deprived of certain philosophies and necessary rights of passage because of the richness of this land.  It’s just so easy to go out and buy whatever we desire or need.  Heck, we don’t even have to leave the home anymore.  We can simply jump on the computer, hit the buy button and couple of days later the object of our desire sits waiting at our doorstep.

What’s so bad about that?

For sure it makes life easier since the world seems to be moving so rapidly and it can be very difficult to find time in one’s day to get everything done.  That’s the positive benefit.

This is where things can go awry:

Because we’ve been conditioned to get what we what when we want it we have lost a certain necessary grace.  That being patience.

The word patience and process seem to go hand in hand.  It has been stated that one cannot truly achieve joy and peace without knowing patience.

To show patience within a process allows for the emergence of the change and adaptation we desire to achieve.  The practice of patience requires one to give time for the change to materialize.  And because time is short, we have given up on patience and tend to resort to looking elsewhere for immediate satisfaction.

When it comes to your body and particularly your knee pain, you cannot blindly rush the healing process.  If you do, you will not achieve the desired results and you will not come to understand the intricacies of your body and what it needs from you to heal and be well again.

Equally important is recognizing when change is being made.  Often we look for the big shift.  Some large change that tells us what we’re doing is working.  I’m not here to say that won’t happen for you.  I am here to clarify the fact that you will likely see a large shift as a result of several small changes being made.

Hence, the process.

You’ve heard the saying that anything worthwhile takes time and patience.  Same holds true with your knee pain struggles.

Patience + persistence + awareness + recognition = the process of healing your pain.

Moral of the story:

Be the patient, persistent action taker that is aware of every small victory.  Be vigilant with the choices you make.  Be sure that each action you choose to pursue moves you closer to your goals and doesn’t leave you stagnant or moving further away from achieving your desire.

I’ll keep you centered and heading in directions that will prove to be beneficial for your knee pain and well being.  So come back often and practice what you learn here.  Then be patient and attentive to the needs of your knees and your overall health and wellness.

Until next time,

Get strong and stay strong,

Rochelle Gravance

PS- I’d love to hear about all the little changes and discoveries you begin to notice on your journey to heal your knee pain.  Let us all hear about them by posting a comment below.  Thank you…