How can I practice grateful living in the presence of pain?

Writing again here,( happy day,!) for daily gratitude; grateful living with chronic and now acute pain is another lesson that I have endured before, a familiar path, and have learned much about it over the past decade or more. I am going to write here for my community and pray I find some familiar names and folks here once again, as well as discover others of like mind who are new here.
The key answer to the question always firstly, IS maintaining and finding gratitude,as it surrounds me. Even if pain is worse, it is not limiting of my life that was not already . I want to share with others in doubt or question, that yes we can do and live our lives in some pain that is relieved through ex. my love of yoga, meditation, reading, writing, all healing. I am loving my life of yoga, spiritual awakening that is constant, and am so grateful to have the chance to be back in touch with the side of me that longs to live what I know, to practice it, on and off my mat that was getting a bit dusty though I am facing now days ahead where it may limit me more…. self-love, love of all others, service, helping others no matter how- will help me as well. Asking God daily, (and oh, yes there are many feathers, signs from my Angels to remember to do this), to guide me, bring me to self, so I may live a good life full of gratitude and service. We are challenged daily, whether it is pain, or something else.
I know that my first appearance here again after months of not writing here, is actually writing about my own exact present life. It is profound, yet also familiar ,as I have many days of the spiritual touches, reminders, the odd phone call when thinking of that person, or meeting by chance of another I was about to find, seeing numbers 1111 or 3’s–it’s all an accepted and beloved part of my life with my belief and Faith, I am ever grateful for.
This daily question is a great opening door to my other sharing writers here. Is anyone experiencing pain, are you having difficulty finding the purpose and lessons through it, and what and how can we be grateful and practice that life through these times?

This is my beginning after months away from what was becoming my most desirable place to go and write, feeling safe, and within a group that developed a bit and was where I wanted to share , write, read, reply, connect with others. I am always grateful for this group, for the Gratefulness site, and for them opening new doors to connection to others.
Briefly: after 5 incredible months without intense pain following sets of 2, 3 weeks apart, epidurals for this back in Nov., ’16, I now once again, must come to terms with and face the reality that my spine is creating much pain for me during the recent weeks. I must decide whether or not to go ahead and keep sharing symptoms with my doctor online, when to schedule epidurals if it is safe to do so now, and how to get things done around this house.
I had not been writing due to our recent family and life decisions to sell our coastal house, which is sad yet still we go there , with or without a house there, traveling back and forth. We love our home on our farm , own a sailboat that we have had many incredible moments and passages upon, so I knew that next would come hard work that I needed much assistance with. It is hard for me to let go and allow others to follow instructions, to pack, help me as I love the part of design, so to stage the house, arrange it all is a joy; for and work ourselves to move most of the furniture and art to storage, or our farmhouse 2 1/2 hours away, where we now are living. The house is on the market; it is a great house, and we hope to be able to have someone come along who will love it as we first did. Much love, planning and designing, went into the home which we have been ever grateful for during the past 14 years. Now we turn our attention to dreaming of doing the same or similar amount of restoration with our 1940’s farmhouse, on 15 acres of land, that holds local history and sits upon a hill, with a pond, private driveway winding up a hill that is impossible to reach during ice storms, and we LOVE it. This is home, our children feel the same as we do. It is a longer story, I seem to over-do with lifting or reaching incorrectly, when we are in transition like this. The last time I endured such pain that would not leave for a month or more of treatment, I vowed and without judgement, would not harm my body by lifting things, moving things around alone, etc., and disrespect this as a promise to myself to prevent it from happening again. I know I have done very few things yet they could have been key in irritating the disc that rests on my Sciatic Nerve, in Lumbar Spine. I am used to constant, chronic spinal pain even though now, I must let go of the one thing that normally is my saving grace- yoga. It is P. T. and is also my beloved way of finding balance both within and without. Meditation is a large part of this practice, so I do know that it is possible even if one cannot bare to walk. Walking is something that is also contributing to this event of pain; I must be mindful, again I am grateful for this lesson of mindfulness as it will strengthen through doing it. Writing and finding time to rest a bit each day as I am supposed to be doing, will be heavenly if I allow it – I will, and I will practice acceptance, non-judgment, only let it be a huge lesson for me as I do not of course know when or where anything will happen that could be ten times worse.

Blessings to and gratitude for all here. Namaste’