…when you’re making plans. Isn’t that how the saying goes. Having worked all winter on a complete redesign of my Paws In The Garden website. I was on schedule to launch on March 20th, the first day of Spring. My plans were about to be delayed. On March 13th, a quick walk before dinner turned my plans in a completely different direction. Digger and Fetch were enjoying a nice run when I called them to head back to the car. They quickly responded and with Digger hanging on to Fetch’s scruff they hit the side of my knee. They fractured my tibial plateau and cracked the tibia. I did not find out it was fractured until 10 days later. (Yes, I did go to the hospital when it happened)The Orthopedic Trauma surgeon said he would be seeing me in surgery the first thing in the morning.

Pick your options

When you have a trauma happen in your life you always have several options on how to deal with it.

1. Why Me option – This option is o.k. for about a minute, then you quickly realize it changes nothing.
2. I’m screwed option – This choice is looking at the worst-case scenario for your situation and assuming that will be your fate.
3. I’ll tough it out option – This option leads you to believe you can heal by sheer strength and willpower. Not likely when you only have one good leg to stand on. (pun intended)
4. Feel sorry for me option – I like to call this, “Debbie Downer” syndrome. Tell anyone that will listen, all of the gory details of the accident. It won’t make you feel better and may even get people to start avoiding you.
5. Divine help healing option – This option looks at the healing process through a positive attitude of faith and friends.

Door #5 Let the healing begin

I’m at the two-week post-surgery stage as I write this. I’m going to share my healing journey and how trusting God opened me up to Divine synchronicity.

I arrived home from the surgery at about 5:00 pm. In tons of pain and on narcotics from the surgery. I don’t do well on pain meds and was determined to use them only if necessary. At 7:00 pm I took a 50mg. Tramadol. That pill would be the first and the last narcotic I would take. I snuggled in my bed, elevated the foot (thank goodness for adjustable beds), and then proceeded to put my earbuds in. I had eight hours of *Dan Gibson Solitudes music ready to go. I drifted off peacefully to the gentle sounds of nature and music and woke up pain-free at 4:20 am. I picked up the IPad that was next to me and opened my email. The first message listed had come in 8 minutes earlier at 4:12 am. It was from author and Spiritual teacher Anita Moorjani. I only recently signed up to receive newsletters from her. This one was entitled “Global Meditation”, the original post dated back to March 2020, but she felt compelled to repost it in light of the current world situation. I put the earbuds back in and hit play. It was the most beautiful guided meditation for healing not only ourselves but extending that healing to the world. I’m a spiritual individualist, I try to walk a spiritual path with my focus on “Let go, Let God”, not a religion. I try to stay open to where God leads ME, and the messages he puts in front of me. Often this is spiritual people from all faiths and beliefs and it always works out perfectly. This email was no coincidence, it was God giving me a tool that would help me get through this trial. I continued doing the meditation and the Nature music daily. I would end the day with the Global meditation and envision Christ’s hands mending my bones. One of my friends said, “after all Christ is the Great Physician”. My surgery was Thursday and I experienced little discomfort through the weekend. I few ibuprofens took that away, but the music and meditation seemed to offer the best pain relief. On the fourth-day post-surgery, one baby aspirin or two was all I needed to stay pain-free. I have remained pain-free. I added a meditation song by spiritual teacher Kyle Gray. It’s called Breathe, My Dear, this meditation song has taken my healing to another level. Every night I start with this song and see Christ healing my bones, then drift into two hours of Solitudes nature music and I have never slept so peacefully. I see the Doctor in two days and have faith that my news will be encouraging. Things happen for a reason, and I know from past experience that there will be many more Divine synchronicities to come on this journey. If my story strikes a chord with you, stay tuned, I’ll be posting as the miracles unfold.

Feeling blessed,

Karen

• Dan Gibson Solitudes on Amazon Dan Gibson’s Solitudes on Amazon Music
• Kyle Gray Breathe My Dear Breathe My Dear by Kyle Gray on Amazon Music – Amazon.com
• Anita Moorjani A Global Meditation | Anita Moorjani – Speaker & Best Selling Author – Bing video