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Little did I know, I would be using this new approach the very week I learned about it!
The PEACE and LOVE technique has sped my recovery from a sprained ankle using no ice and no anti-inflammatories! I was walking without a limp just over 24 hours after the injury! Elevation is vital early on and periodically throughout the healing process.
I stopped wearing the Ace bandage after day 4, returning to my normal light compression socks.
A challenge came on Day 10 when embarking on a full day of airplane travel to Hawaii. Because of prolonged sitting and wanting to combat normal swelling that occurs with flying, I returned to an Ace bandage for the flights.
After landing and when we got settled in, my daughter tenderly applied Arnicare Cream to my ankle. The combination of her TLC and the pain relief I got from Arnicare was amazing.
This plant-based cream provides relief for muscle pain, stiffness, and swelling from injuries and bruises. I have been using it almost daily, especially while the flight-induced swelling eased off.
Other than daily movement, while I’m seated, I also draw the alphabet in the air with both feet. These movements help restore full range of motion.
I am a believer! Thank you, Kim!
The heart of this week’s message is inspired by our experiences here in Kona with my daughter, son-in-law, and darling grandson, who will turn 3 years old in April.
As any parent and grandparent knows, the life lessons gleaned from a young child are clear: live in the moment with joy.
This approach is not reserved for toddlers – although, we tend to lose those skills if we are not aware we are letting them go.
Watching the US figure skater, Alysa Liu, exuded pure, unadulterated joy both in her practice warm-ups and during her gold medal winning Olympic performance this week. Alysa was blissfully in the moment, thrilled to be doing what she loved.
I had not seen such pure joy on the face of an adult in such a long time. Everyone watching her Olympic performance felt and shared her joy.
As we absorb the joy from our tropical environment with family, and as we share in my grandson’s exuberance in every experience, we feel such inward peace and healing in areas we didn’t know were broken.
As our last message about love – in this month of love – please take a moment to read the following message from Eric Dane recorded before his passing this week from ALS, HERE.
How he resolutely walked toward the final days of that terrible disease is an inspiration to us all and another reminder to find our joy and to live in the moment with that pure joy.
We remember you Jim Tyler, Dan Logan, Eric Dane, and so many others taken too soon by ALS.
In love and health –
Deidre