Beauty Is Hope in a Life of Chronic Pain

I understand your first reaction to this title, I know. Words can’t heal a heart, cure a disease or take away a pain, but they can soothe, comfort and bring hope to an aching life. Like the right words spoken or read at the right time, beauty can also accomplish more than we often suspect. If you’re in pain today as you read this, you are probably looking for hope. I also live with pain and like you, am a victim, a patient and yet, I continue to look for hope. It’s a shame we can’t store hope, put it in the bank, and hide it under the mattress or save it for a rainy day. It often rains on those of us who live this way. Each and every day when we awake we have to grab the umbrella of hope and beauty is the source of hope; beauty is the mechanism that opens that umbrella. I live in Oregon therefore I know a great deal about rain. Often, when we’ve had a gray onslaught of showers or storms, for days on end, we hunker down with the hope the sun will come out tomorrow. I know. I’m not Ophan Annie but the song does apply. I know it’s corny but it is also a sweet song which has often been overlooked because it’s been over used. Oh come on. You know I love corny, therefore, let’s sing. TOMORROW The sun’ll come out tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There’ll be sun. Just thinkin’ about tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs And the sorrow Til’ there’s none! When I’m stuck with a day That’s gray and lonely, I just stick out my chin and grin And say,...
Source: Life with Chronic Pain - Category: Other Conditions Authors: Tags: Pain Management beauty hope Source Type: blogs