Without pain there is no progress.

Earlier this week my mother and I had an interesting conversation about pain.
We came to the conclusion that pain will never go away unless it is faced.
When something is painful it is good to sit in it.
To feel it, and even do nothing about it.
It’s also important to seek pain in thee form of new and uncomfortable opportunities and experiences.
Escaping pain will only put the pain on layaway to return for a later date.
Whether your vice is drinking, medication, partying, or being busy these things are just bandaids that will mask the actual issue.

Pain is also subjective which means you can change the way you view it.
As a boy I was filled with anger I was told I should be mad at the world for not having my father.
That pain consumed me for years and it wasn’t till my late teens that I actually began to face it and slowly that pain turned into forgiveness.

The way I view pain now is that it is a grind stone that sharpens you like a blade for the battle of life.
As corny as that sounds you can either let that grind stone sharpen your blade or you can let it dull it.

All good things in life come from walking through something painful.