I recently had a conversation with my lower back pain. Yep!!! I called it "My Conversation with Dori."
Dori is my nickname for Dorsalgia [dor-sal´jah] - pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine. In my case is the L5 S1 Disc.
Beginning of conversation:
Dori: You killing me here Lourdes…
Lourdes: Me??? I just moved to my left and you started sending sharp pain to my lower back making it very hard to move. Why????????
Dori: Well, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I am carrying more weight lately…
I have been able to keep Dori under submission since my lower back surgery back in 1998. She upseted sometimes, but I was able to control her. However, things have changed lately. I have noticed that she has become stubborn and cranky and it is getting harder and harder for me to dominate her.
Nobody likes unwelcomed change… We like things “the-way-they-are” especially if everything is going well and things are manageable. We like to know we have the power to control situations to our favor and keep things going the way we think is best. But what happens when we are welcomed with the reality that we can’t control “everything” around us such as our changing bodies, people, and the outcome of events? Well, that’s when we stop and trust God. “Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10. Despair will not change the situation. Only by learning to walk in His peace, we will be able to accept those things we will never be able to change. “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:7 NLT
So… STOP and TRUST GOD!
End of conversation:
Lourdes: Hey, don’t blame me… blame Ms. Menopause! She showed up without a formal invitation.
Menopause: Who said I needed an invitation?
Dori and Lourdes: Oh Shut Up!!!
