Attack of the Sciatic Nerve

"The sciatic nerve is a large nerve fiber in humans and other animals. It begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body. The sciatic supplies nearly the whole of the skin of the leg, the muscles of the back of the thigh, and those of the leg and foot. It is derived from spinal nerves L4 through S3. It contains fibres from both the anterior and posterior divisions of the lumbosacral plexus."

I want to blame this nerve for everything wrong in life. I want to blame it for rainy, windy, cold days, bad moods, irritable responses, unshaven legs, hermit-like tendencies, additional pounds, a bad haircut, restless sleep, missed walks, missed workouts, a lack of reaching out and an abundance of reaching in, on and on and on. I want to say it's viciously attacking me. But that would be insane and totally pointless. After all, it's a NERVE, which means it doesn't have a mind and motive of its own, nor does it involve itself in devious thought processes which result in bad days and embarrassing moments for its possessor...as much as I want to believe these crazy notions. The definition of the sciatic nerve at the beginning of this post did NOT include anything to suggest it has a brain, heart, or soul of its own (as much as I hate to admit that).

If I didn't blame my sciatic on all aforementioned discomforts and pathetic behaviors, my alternative scapegoat would definitely have to be the haircut! However, that happened quite recently and my deplorable complaining began way before the haircut, more accurately termed "The hairchop." Yet again it is something without mind, heart, and soul, and therefore cannot be blamed for anything...not a darn thing!

So the blame and responsibility lies on me. Didn't want to admit that, but when life handed me a few lemons, I'm pretty sure I took them and mixed them up with some strong alcohol and a few hallucinogens. The Result? A flat-out distorted view of who and what are responsible for my actions and responses. Don't do that! Now I'm twice the distance from lemonade that I would've been had I acted appropriately! Backwards steps for sure!

Stephen Covey teaches that "What we all need is a pause button--something that enables us to stop between what happens to us and our response to it, and to choose our own response...Be proactiv--Habit 1--is the ability to act based on principles and values rather than reacting based on emotion or circumstance."

Thanks Stephen. Got it. Implement usage of my Pause Button. I was wrong. Anyone want to go out for some lemonade?