Re: Riding with (without) pain

["j.mills" <j.mills@gateway.net>]

>>Here's another little tip: when discussing your situation, reframe it in
a positive way; i.e.,  stay away from the word "pain" in your
descriptions, as that tends to reinforce all of the things you *don't*
want. Substitute a positive affirmation, such as "I will ride with
freedom and joy from this day forward" or something that works for you.<<

this is a good point.  it is known that humans don't hear the negatives -
when you tell an adolescent "don't stay out late" they conveniently miss the
"don't".  if we tell ourselves "i will not feel the pain"  we will feel the
pain.  "i will not be afraid"  we will be afraid.  better to reframe the
self-talk to "i will ride comfortably" or "i will ride forward", etc.