When In Pain. Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

When in pain,
breathe slowly and meditate
on a pain that has been troubling you.
It might be physical, or emotional or mental.

Rather than toughening and resisting
the onset of the pain,
try to let it move through you.

Notice, where the pain is acute.
Notice when you first feel it.
What is the pain telling you
about the piece of your body
or heart or mind that it is moving through.

What might you change in how you move,
feel or think that will strengthen
this part of you that is hurting?

Pain is very often a sign.