They add up.
Admittedly, many people go through life looking down the road, into the future or at some goal they feel will bring them final and complete happiness. And that is ok, and goals are good to have.
However, don’t miss life as it happens down that same road.
“Stop and smell the roses,” as cliché as it sounds, is some of the best and yet most ignored advice in the modern era. It is repeated over and over in our popular culture. Ferris Bueller reminded us to stop and smell the roses, and even take a day off to do it. The Jedi Master Yoda criticized Luke Skywalker as one who “always looked to the future, never his mind on where he was, where he was going.”
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.”
(There’s another one for you.)
All of these messages have the same point. It’s the little things.
Unfortunately, it seems we only appreciate that which is lost.
“Don’t know what ya got til its gone.”
See? They keep coming at you. This one hits us here at Miracle Stretch® as we get so many people missing the little things in life such as running, walking, being active or simply recalling the days where they simple did not suffer from chronic pain.
People suffering from Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatica miss the little things.
The best reward we get at Miracle Stretch® is hearing your thank-yous and success stories. Stories where people tell us they are again mobile and now appreciate being pain-fee and active more than ever before. It is a whole new perspective on life.
And it's about the little things. Being active. Playing with children and grandchildren. Not passing on beautiful weather days due to chronic pain. Being outdoors. Letting a smile lift your day. Getting back in the game.
So here’s a way to heed the advice without going overboard. Take it one step at a time. Begin to train yourself to identify and enjoy the little joys in life.
It can be the cab you found as the rain started, the smiley face drawn on your coffee cup or written in an email, the help from a stranger when you feel awkwardly lost.
Take for example the website, “thelittlethings.com.” It is a website dedicated to only positive and empowering stories. It is a website completely filled with tales about the little things in life. LittleThings was rated as one of the Most Valuable Pages on the Web in Q4 2015. Why? Because people love to hear about and share the little things that inspire, that warm your heart, and that matter most.
Appreciating small, everyday things can raise your spirits. Feeling positive reduces stress. Less stress equals less pain.
And that’s no little thing.
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