Pain Is A Message

This is a recording of a poem called "The felt sense prayer" about pain and suffering. The author is unknown, but thought to be a Chinese doctor. Pain and suffering are messages from places deep within us: we have to listen and pay attention to them with compassion and kindness. I apologize for my pronunciation and accent, but I'm Italian. Please note this is not a prayer and does not include any reference to religion.

Transcript

Welcome to the Mindful Act podcast.

I'm going to read a poem about suffering and pain.

I am the pain in your head,

The knot in your stomach,

The unspoken grief in your smile.

I am your high blood sugar,

Your elevated blood pressure,

Your fear of challenge,

Your lack of trust.

I am your hot flashes,

Your cold hands and feet,

Your agitation and your fatigue.

I am your shortness of breath,

Your fragile low back,

The cramp in your neck,

The despair in your sigh.

I am the pressure on your heart,

The pain down your arm,

Your bloated abdomen,

Your constant hunger.

I am where you hurt,

The fear that persists,

Your sadness of dreams unfulfilled.

I am your symptoms,

The causes of your concern,

The signs of imbalance,

Your condition of disease.

You tend to disown me,

Suppress me,

Ignore me,

Inflate me,

Cuddle me,

Condemn me.

I am not coming forth for myself as I am not separated from all that is you.

I come to garner your attention,

To enjoy your embrace so I can reveal my secrets.

I have only your best interest at heart as I seek health and wellness by simply announcing myself.

You usually want me to go away immediately,

To disappear,

To slink back into obscurity.

You mostly are irritated or frightened and many times shocked by my arrival.

From this stance you medicate in order to eradicate me.

Ignoring me,

Not exploring me is your preferred response.

More times than not I am only the most recent notes of a long symphony,

The most evident branches of roots that have been challenged for a season.

So I implore you,

I am a messenger with good news,

As disturbing as I can be at times.

I am wanting to guide you back to those tender places in yourself,

The place where you can hold yourself with compassion and honesty.

If you look behind my appearance you may find that I am a voice from your soul.

I may ask you to alter your diet,

Get more sleep,

Exercise regularly,

Breathe more consciously.

I might encourage you to see a vast reality and worry less about the day to day fluctuation of life.

I may ask you to explore the bonds and the wounds of your relationships.

I may remind you to be more generous and expansive or to attend to protecting your heart from insult.

I might have you laugh more,

Spend more time in nature,

Eat when you are hungry and less when pained or bored.

Spend time every day,

If only for a few minutes,

Being still.

Wherever I lead you,

My hope is that you will realize that success will not be measured by my eradication,

But by the shift in the internal landscape from which I emerge.

I am your friend,

Not your enemy.

I have no desire to bring pain and suffering to your life.

I am simply tugging at your sleeve to long immune to gentle nudges.

I desire for you to allow me to speak to you in a way that aligns your higher instincts for self-care.

My charge is to energize you to listen to me with the sensitive ear and heart of a mother attending to her precious baby.

You are a being so vast,

So complex,

With amazing capacities for self-regulation and healing.

Let me be one of the adventurers that lead you to the mysterious core of your being,

Where insight and wisdom are naturally available when coiled upon with a sincere heart.

Thank you for listening to the recording of Mindful Act.

Reviews

I love that you personified pain and gave it words to help me understand it better. Thank you ❤️

Love the message this contained, to listen to the pain and not just numb it. Beautiful recording, thank you 🙏🏻

This an important message, delivered in a very interesting way. Thank you! 🙏. (Your accent was no problem at all! 😉 🙂)

Very nice reminders of the truth of pain. Thank you.

One of the most touching meditations I have ever heard and just what I needed right now.

I really like this new perspective. I have never thought of it this way before. I will try to remember and ask myself/ my pain when it hurts, what does it want to tell me. Thank you. 🙏

Beautiful❤️

Right on time as start to learn to live with chronic pain.
I am listening.

Excellent! But what if I don't know what my illness is telling me to do? Whatever it is, I will gladly do it!

Thank you for this Ciara. It was beautiful and also really good common sense. It's exactly where I am now.

I will cherish this. And, listen to it regularly when I need a reminder. Thank you so much

Beautiful, it really touched the soul and awakens you to a deeper realisation of why we feel the unpleasant experiences, it truly is a message. Will share this with a few friends and hope it helps them, thank you 🙏💜

Beautiful. Such a unique and helpful perspective
Namaste 🙏

This perspective was just what I needed to hear today.

Chiara please don’t apologise for your accent, it’s beautiful! And your pronunciation was excellent. I really enjoyed the poem, both it’s message and delivery. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼💕

I like this fresh perspective on pain and ailments. Thank you for sharing this poem. 🙏❤

that was a different way of looking at pain. thank you

Thank you, need to hear this. A necessary reminder to look within, and trust our body more, and what it has to share.

Lovely. Grazie mille 💖

Bravo, 👏 👏
Ciao.