Dark Side
The dark side exists. This is a post that I have been thinking about for around a week and I need to get it out in the open. Those who have known me long realize that I can get depressed in the winter due to the lower levels of light. I have been dealing with it for a long time and I think the situation is under control. I understand I have a problem and Linda is very helpful in reminding me that I am slipping and I need to fix it.
A couple of days before the meet last weekend, my left side lower jaw was hurting. I could eat, but the pain was significant enough to think about getting some help. It was too late to get it looked at before the meet, so I had to just deal with the situation. I have had some injuries on the left side of my head decades ago, but side effects of those things will pop up after time. I chewed long leaf tobacco for thirty some year and was a 'left sider'. Two things that I did in the past that can have a significant effect my body now. I also like nacho chips and they can get lodged in the gum. So we have 3 choices.....
The dark side says jaw cancer. I thought about that a bit, but I am going to force the dark side to take me, I am not going willingly to the dark. Thinking the worst is the worst thing I could do. I flossed aggressively a couple of times to get any chips worked out, used my mouth guard to sleep--was I grinding my teeth??? Gradually the pain subsided and currently I do not have any worries about my jaw.
The dark side will take you down if you cooperate. I am going to continue to fight and come out the other side into the light. The mind is very powerful and it can overcome a lot of bad. If I would have let the dark side take me last week, the devil only knows what how much fun he could have had with me.
Tell the dark side to take a hike, and then continue with the good life that the light has provided.
A couple of days before the meet last weekend, my left side lower jaw was hurting. I could eat, but the pain was significant enough to think about getting some help. It was too late to get it looked at before the meet, so I had to just deal with the situation. I have had some injuries on the left side of my head decades ago, but side effects of those things will pop up after time. I chewed long leaf tobacco for thirty some year and was a 'left sider'. Two things that I did in the past that can have a significant effect my body now. I also like nacho chips and they can get lodged in the gum. So we have 3 choices.....
The dark side says jaw cancer. I thought about that a bit, but I am going to force the dark side to take me, I am not going willingly to the dark. Thinking the worst is the worst thing I could do. I flossed aggressively a couple of times to get any chips worked out, used my mouth guard to sleep--was I grinding my teeth??? Gradually the pain subsided and currently I do not have any worries about my jaw.
The dark side will take you down if you cooperate. I am going to continue to fight and come out the other side into the light. The mind is very powerful and it can overcome a lot of bad. If I would have let the dark side take me last week, the devil only knows what how much fun he could have had with me.
Tell the dark side to take a hike, and then continue with the good life that the light has provided.
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