Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. — 2 Corinthians 12:10
Saturday afternoon I inevitably had to return within the four walls of my bedroom. The menstrual cramps were my boss. They demanded for my attention and forbade me to shift my focus on activities I enjoy. So on my bed I lay as the pain on my lower abdomen seemed to have numbed all the other sensations of my body.
On a day when I was supposed to be outdoors clicking my camera… Or cozy on a chair with my feet resting on a foot stool as I buried my nose in a good book… There I was… Somewhat feeling sorry for myself… And frustrated by my lack of productivity that day.
Such is the power of pain. It commands us to stillness… To temporarily leave the world and let it turn without us… Whether we want to or not.
And as my mind sifted through worry after worry… I realized that it is perfectly okay to let the world move on without me… That I need to care for myself before I could care for the world.
And so that afternoon… I slept… Until the pain was gone. :-)