"Attitude Dancing"

Sandra what a nice post. I love music too and am lucky enough to have a teenager that is a music lover of all varieties. We lots of evening's sit together and listen to some oldies. Not many teens who know the words too all the Moody Blues and Bob Sever songs and actually knows who Marshall Tucker was.

If I had to give you my great escape though it would have to be losing myself in a book.

Good luck with your new venture to escape it all and thanks for asking.

I also use music and books to escape.All three of my kids grew up on "Mom's music". Now that they are older (23,25 & 27) their friend think its cool that they know "classic rock". They even give me credit for their well rounded mucical tastes.

Give me a good detective book and I will be incommunicato for 2 days! Sandford's pry series, Patterson's Alex Cross series and women's murder club series, Evanovich's stephanie Plum series and my all time favorite J.D.Robb's in death series.(combines mystery and romance)

Lesley

Nice thread, Sandra, good positive theme.

Watching movies has to be my fave pastime to pass both times and help keep my mind off of my pain and medical woes. I watch a lot of movies in a weeks time. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, plus all the Charter movie channels. I rarely watch regular tv shows or commercial tv.

That would be followed by reading, both non-fiction and fiction. Just re-read "The Great Gatsby" after nearly 40 plus years ago, after seeing both the new movie version and the 1974 version.

Favorite writer of all time was John Steinbeck. When I was a young writer, I was invited to go to California and meet with him in person, but he died shortly before it could happen.

Also like Upton Sinclairs "The Jungle", still a sobering book after all these years.

During NFL season, football occupies a lot of my time, another good time passer.

David

Welcome to HW Chronic Pain, reenieme,

Glad you found us, but sorry you have a need to be here.

In my personal opinion, "acceptance" is the most crucial step in dealing with long term chronic pain. In my own case, I am dealing with advanced prostate cancer, and my chronic pain is associated with failed attempts to stop the cancer. My cancer is not going to get better, it is no longer curable, and my pain is not ever going to be eliminated entirely due to the nature of the damage.

It's not like I like knowing this, but it is reality for me, and I fully accept it. Having said that, it helps give me the strength to move ahead, one day at the time, and to always hold onto the hope that something could happen in the future, its always possible.

Perhaps you could start a new thread and introduce yourself, and tell us a bit about your personal pain journey.

My best to you,

David