Have you ever had a Charlie horse? Wow so painful. I get them very rarely maybe once a year and it’s always when I stretch in bed right before my alarm goes off.
When you get a Charlie horse the key is to breathe and relax. If you tense up and resist the pain it gets worse and worse and tighter and tighter.
This morning it occurred to me as I was doing box breath to release the Charlie horse, this is such a metaphor for life. When there is resistance and pain do not push against and resist it more … it will get worse. Relax, breathe and let go.