HOW IS RELAXATION A MATTER OF MIND CONTROL?

Penned and published, today, Sunday, November 19, 2017:

In hopes that Saturday would offer less pain than Friday
I consciously chose to wrap my mind around relaxing through pain ...
Relaxing through pain requires inhaling oxygen so naturally as to
Ease muscle tension in hopes of decreasing
Emotional misery born of physical pain’s sharp intensity, and
Thus did yesterday see me reading rather than dwelling on
(Exacerbating) my frustration ... In short, my smarts intuited that
Relaxation depends upon actively minimizing frustration by way of
Diverting my thoughts away from my life in favor of absorbing
The intriguing storyline of characters I’d never met, and
Guess what this exercise in mind control offered up?
By making sound use of my noodle
The sharp edge of my pain had lessened, again, by
Late Saturday afternoon; however, as pain’s not entirely gone
I’ll employ this simple proactive plan with hopes of
Continuing success, tomorrow—I mean
Seriously—family begins to fly in on Monday, and
There’s cooking in need of completing before
Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast, followed by
Ravi’s third birthday party on Saturday, and
Throughout each day leading up to both festivities
I’m planning to enjoy myself—thoroughly!

I find it of interest to note that during younger days
When my heartfelt focus was primarily directed toward
Taking care of my family, including
My aging mom and dad, my paradigm was to
Keep smiling and 'doing' while enduring pain quietly in
Increasing degrees; however, as my offspring have been
Independent for many years and
Mom and Dad are resting in peace, there’s nothing
Selfish about honoring my needs as highly as
I’d spent my life placing the needs of
Loved ones over my own ... and though a change of
This magnitude at this late stage of my life does not
Feel natural, as of yet, I know that self awareness
Regarding need for personal growth, is intuitively
Addressing the continued good health of my spirit, and
As such, this change for the better in attitude will shift
My original paradigm so naturally as to ease my mind, with time

PS
As this week's exercise with mind control served to relax
The degree of my frustration with pain ...
Guess whose brain relaxed enough to free intuition to pen today’s post?