What’s a song that changed your life?
Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” changed my life in 1979. I was 12 years old and had been in immense pain from childhood RA since I was 9. The words spoke to me. I felt like I was always forcing a smile to hide how much I was hurting. At times, I felt disconnected from reality, like I was never fully living in the moment. It’s still my number one song to this day.
As a matter of fact, it means more to me now than it did when I was a child. It brings me solace. It brings me warmth. It hugs me like a blanket and lets me know I’ll always be protected. It reminds me that I’ll never have to carry more than I can handle. Even on the days when it feels like my whole world is crumbling, I know I can put that song on and feel perfectly and utterly comfortably numb.
On those days, I reach for my soothing CBD balm. Rubbing it into my aching joints helps ease my body’s anger and quiet my mind. It gives me a moment to breathe so I can LIVE today instead of just getting through it, comfortably numb.