You choose your hard. A story about healing, persistence, and the power of small daily commitments.
Life Is Never Easy
There are always going to be difficulties in one way or another. Often we have to choose whether we want it to be hard now and easier later, or vice versa.
I Had An Arm Injury
Three years ago, I broke my arm. It was hard, and I was in a lot of pain. Over time, the pain became tolerable, but I hardly had any days completely without pain. I exercised and did everything I could. But I realized that a little bit of pain would stay with me no matter what I did. Some people around me even kept confirming that if you break a bone, you will always feel it — more on rainy and cold days, less on warm and sunny days. It will often remind you of itself.
I Found Home Remedies That Could Help
Recently, I learned about ginger and potato poultices and castor oil compresses that I could use to help heal my arm. But it was going to be a long process — at least six months or even longer. I had a choice: start doing it, or forget about it and decide that it was too hard and would take too long. I also didn’t have any guarantees that it would work. But somehow, I liked the idea of natural remedies and decided to try. I knew it couldn’t harm me.
After using it just a couple of times, I couldn’t believe how powerful it was. I started with the ginger poultice, did it for a few days, and my arm began moving better with much less pain. But I knew that if I wanted long-lasting results, I needed to continue doing it every day for months. I have been doing it for four months now.
Do Not Give Up
Was it easy? No. I had to do it every day, be persistent, and not give up. Would it have been easier not to do it at all? Probably. I could have chosen a different path — to do nothing and live with tolerable but constant pain that nagged me and would probably get worse over the years.
But I can say now that since my accident, this has been the best winter for me. I hardly had any pain at all, and my arm wasn’t bothering me. I chose my hard: making a poultice or a compress every night before bed.
Did my arm completely heal? No. Maybe it needs more time, or maybe it will never be exactly as it was before the accident. But I can see how much it has helped me — and that’s why I keep going.
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