"We begin to realize that it will take something
more powerful than we are
to relieve our suffering."
-- Marta Mrotek,
Miracle in Progress: A Handbook for Holistic Recovery
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| Wet noodle 7-19-14 |
" ... that breath of relief that there is someone in the world, finally,
who understands what hurts you."
-- Lysley Tenorio, Monstress
"So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief;
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief."
--The Quran
For the most part I try to rely on acupuncture and massage therapy to iron out and relax my sore muscles.
But every once in a while I need pharmaceutical intervention.
I had a pretty painful and stubborn shoulder spasm happening after my bike ride a couple of days ago.
It was night time, so acupuncture and massage weren't options.
I tried to massage it myself, but I couldn't reach it.
I rolled around on the floor with a baseball under my shoulder blade, and tried to work it out that way.
It hurt. And it didn't work either.
The pain had already disrupted one night's sleep, and I wasn't interested in it happening again.
So at bedtime I took a muscle relaxer.
My stiff, sore, rigid spasm-y muscle (and the whole rest of me) gave up its hold and I relaxed like a limp wet noodle. I slept hard and solid, all night, and woke up more rested and refreshed than I have in a long time.
In the morning, my shoulder felt a lot better -- a little sore, but the spasm had finally un-clenched and released its grip.
Aaaah.
To celebrate --
Ding! Ding! Ding!
-- here's a "One Good Thing/One Bad Joke" special bonus:
Q: What do you call a fake noodle?
A: An impasta.
Get it?
Good.
