As you may already be figuring out when I talk about pain I am focusing on emotional pain. Chronic physical pain is debilitating. Those who suffer physical pain have my respect.

We are all going to experience pain. It is essential for personal growth. Depending on our frame of mind the pain can be wasted or we can allow ourselves to embrace the pain and use it for our benefit.

A wise man once told me that the occasions of birth and death are accompanied by pain. It can be hard to identify if pain is coming from the birthing process or because something is dying within ourselves. Being honest with yourself about pain is an important step. If we choose to deny the pain and run from the emotions that accompany the pain, then the pain does not have purpose.

My story isn’t easy. It may trigger reactions. That is okay. There has to be breakdown before there can be breakthrough.