Separate thought: I completely understand. I am not at a point in my life where chronic pain is something I have to deal with, so it's harder to remember to revel in the moments when I feel great, but every time I have a bad headache or a shin splint I feel a bit freer for a week or so afterward. Unfortunately we don't tend to think about pain until we're in it -- we'd be a lot happier if we were able to constantly compare our suffering to the worst suffering we'd ever had.Every day in July 2012, my back hurt. I treated myself with hot showers and yoga, but the pain continued. During a visit to Dale Alexander, a massage therapist, he readjusted something quite dramatically, and in an instant, the chronic pain was gone. I felt free of pain. I am always aware and appreciative of the times I am free of pain.