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My feet had bunions, tight tendons connecting my toes, and almost no arch. To make matters more challenging, one of my legs was/is about 1/4" longer. Some of these limitations, and those partially caused by them, were corrected by surgery. These changes allowed me to move more stably.
It feels good and right to plant your foot - the rest of your body parts, including the lumbar region of my spine, rely on that firm footing. My lower back has impinged my spinal cord and sent nerve impulses to my brain which I interpreted as negative and painful. Those "pain" signals trigger unwanted reactions, thoughts, and changes of behavior. I wanted better.
The following article is from the 12/26/23 edition of the Wall Street Journal. It claimed that we might change our perceptions of some of the nerve signals that originated from pinched spinal cords. "The cause is brain sensitization rather than physical injury . . . verbally reappraising the sensations as a false alarm and noting it so that it's not considered threatening or painful." Yes, we can live better lives by more accurately sensing, perceiving, and acting on reality. That made sense to me and seemed like right thinking - in response, I willed to reappraise my nerve signals. You can guess the results.
Within the only church in town you'll learn the value of placing your step solidly within God's will. That firmer foundation allows for sustainable growth centered and planted in reality - the seen and the unseen. I'm not talking about an imaginary world where a group all agrees in a sort of blind hope. The faith relationships works within the Light of God's revealed Word. It's the place to be - fruit bearing along the way.
Just for today...
"It's my own; Favored son - Biasedly favored; Already won."
"They object; Can't they see - The savior; It's about me." Am I a Poet?
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