I’ve been getting headaches recently. I’ve been working a lot. I’ve been working late. I’ve been working early. The candle has been burning on both ends in a desert. My candle is melting and as a result my brain has been hurting. Headache medicine has proved unsuccessful for removing the pain in my brain and I’ve been seeking out other methods. More sleep was the first attempt but that fell apart when I realized that there were no additional hours in the day to slumber. My schedule is already quite busy so I was wondering what I could possibly do to fix this problem I was having.
One of the strangest cases of “headache-removal” I’ve ever personally experienced was during my first performance as an actor in high school. My heart was pounding out of my chest, my palms were sweating, my body was shaking, and I had a massive headache! I truly did have what is termed stage fright. However, I walked onto the stage, became someone else for a while, and when I walked back offstage I found, to my surprise, that my headache was gone.
That was the past though. Now, I’ve found that being myself can help remove a headache. This week I found the best way to alleviate headaches: hold my son. His arms and legs are getting chubbier and he can more accurately grab onto (hug) his parents. So I stood, with a headache, holding my son close and swaying back and forth in silence. I swayed and he stayed calm and quiet. I could tell he felt secure. This feeling, in turn, made me feel secure. I felt secure in the knowledge that I was doing something for my son. I felt proud that he felt safe. My son is my headache medicine. I’m not sure that he’s cheaper but he’s a great deal more pleasant to hug.