Purification Design Collection

Still healing from a spinal cord injury, sometimes the pain gets to be unbearable. Although I have come a long way on this healing journey and can do so much more, sometimes I do too much and have caused myself a lot of pain. Unfortunately, this is no ordinary pain that I experience because of the nature of my injury, and when it is at a high level, thinking, breathing, walking, standing, sitting - all become very challenging. My nervous system is overrun with an alarming pain signal. When that happens, I have no other choice than to stop, take a break, and lay down. Instead of grabbing painkillers and pushing on, I've learned other, healthier ways of coping with the pain. Tuning into my breath, I begin to calm down my nervous system and the pain signals that feel like a lightning bolt just struck my legs and is ringing my system like a bell. With each breath, I imagine the pain being gently blown away. I continue this for as long as I need to until I feel better. Once the pain has settled and my body cleared of the alarming pain signal, the image for my next art project became clear and is the inspiration for this piece. I grab my pen and paper and begin doodling. After no time at all, I'm able to push aside the darkness of the pain, always threatening to pull me down the spiral of despair, and just allow the flow of creativity to come through. It took years of meditation to get to this place and without it, I would still be hooked on painkillers and living a sub-standard life. This meditation mandala has the energy of purification with the intention of transformation. What kind of negative thought, habit, or deed do you want to change in order to transform into your greatest version and live your best life? Need help? Please visit us on the web at www.thesoundwithinus.com