Waking Up with a Headache
There’s nothing worse than waking up with a headache, right? It’s the worst. Terrible. A mood killer, a day derailer.
For me, there’s no easy fix. It’s either Tylenol or nothing which is a frustrating reality of living with one kidney. So, more often than not, I sit with it. Not because I want to, but because I have to.
And let me tell you, sitting with a headache is a strange thing.
At first, it’s just pain. All-consuming, frustrating pain. But then, if you let it, something shifts. You start to wonder: What’s this really about? What’s sitting underneath it?
Because here’s the truth: Headaches, like most discomforts, don’t show up out of nowhere. They carry something with them. A message. A moment. An invitation to slow down and listen.
And that’s where it gets crazy.
Who ever would have thought that a headache could have something to offer? Something worth sitting with? Something you couldn’t see or hear until everything else slowed to a stop?
This week, I’ve been wrestling with a lot; big decisions, bigger fears, and even bigger possibilities. And somewhere in the middle of it all, a headache showed up. My first instinct was to curse it, to wish it away. But then, as the day went on, I realized it wasn’t just pain. It was presence.
It was the universe saying, “Stop. Sit. Feel. Listen.”
It’s not easy, and it’s not fun. But it’s real. And sometimes, that’s enough. Enough to shift something inside you. Enough to show you what’s waiting when you let yourself be still.
So, here’s the question I’m sitting with this week, and maybe you’ll sit with it too:
What’s your headache trying to tell you?
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