What a fun surprise!!!!!!!! No pain...no gain!

Every 6-9 months, I'm blessed with a fun surprise!!!!  Doctors are not sure the whys or the hows...but something inside me just gets turned OFF for a short spell.  No, I cannot run the hallways because my vasoconstrictors are permanently damaged and unable to be magically fixed to allow me to walk much...but the swinging pendulum of heart, blood pressure, breathing, gastro, and temperature fluctuations suddenly level off for a few days to a week or two.

Putting it into basic translation:  the immense pain, discomfort, and dangerous swings of my blood pressure and heart rates all settle down for a short spell.  When you are in pain or discomfort 24-7, nothing is more exciting, relieving, and comforting than a BREAK from that existence.  I have no clue how long it may last...it's been anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks....and it will disappear as suddenly as it arrived.  However, I will be relishing in it and wearing out my poor weak body every second of every day until it's over.  Heck, last December I was given 7 long days of being PAIN-FREE...and I organized a winter garage sale and we pulled it off.  (no one complained, cause Momma racked in $1700 for Christmas)

While I cannot walk much or sit long, I do have tons of energy....have a clear mind....and am even able to leave the house.  My husband was such a great sport yesterday as he pushed me around town in my reclining wheel chair as I shopped for Christmas crafts and decor.  Yep...I'm planning on using my few days this time to do some fun Christmas decorating....(from the bed, of course).  I threw in some laundry, made my daughter's breakfast, and most importantly LEFT THE CONFINES of my daily four-walled prison.  It was a good, good day!

I went to bed last night with quite a few aches and pains and was so exhausted I could barley speak......but it was the GOOD kind of hurt!!!! It was the kind that I HAD CHOSEN, I HAD PRODUCED, AND I HAD WANTED!  For once to twice a year, I get to wear out my own body...on MY terms!  Gosh, sitting in that wheel chair wore me out, but it felt so good!  Somethings in life are so worth the extra pain!  I imagine that in everyone's life......bringing on the pain can be so rewarding and so worth it either physically, emotionally, spiritually, or mentally.

Will you be choosing to produce a little pain this week to get an END RESULT WORTH every second?