The Stress of Getting Better

An unexpected Election Day victory.

This amazing thing happened to me on Election Day. I was having an Alexander Technique lesson with a mentor teacher and, during those 45 minutes, a pain went away in my knees that has been off and on for at least 10 years. She diagnosed it, taught me how to massage around the patella, and helped me with Alexander Technique thinking. Wham! Bam.

I was delighted, ready to jitterbug again. It was amazing but also disconcerting. If this decades-long issue was resolved so easily, what other burdens and…