Raspberry Road

November 17, 2025

Im in pain. My body hurts. This has been a new season in my life where I’m dealing with pain. It’s easily there and I have to address it every morning and most of the day. I wake up hurting. My back aches. My legs ache. My head hurts. My neck and shoulders are stiff. My fingers are stiff. I get to proactively bring my body up to basic level. Stretching, breathing, spending time on it. And still throughout the day I will be hurting again. A low grade chronic physical pain is with me. It’s hard. It hurts. It makes me sad and irritable. It’s a new layer that’s there on top of living. An added layer of difficulty. And it physically hurts. Pain is hard. I desire comfort and relief.

I heard recently someone said they don’t say how old they are. They say what “level” they are on in life. And each level is the next step up. A new set of challenges obstacles and trials. For growth and learning.

Yes, I am on level 48! This is what level 48 looks like for me. Definitely new challenges obstacles and trials- with the layer of feeling in pain during it all. Phew. It’s kicking my butt. Let’s do this