I’m now starting to feel that pain is a good thing and maybe I don’t want to move out of it so fast. Maybe it has something to teach me. Maybe I have something to teach it. I’m rather fond of the dual role of both teacher/student.
Back in early October when I had a ‘near life’ experience, I felt more pain than I had for a long, long time. I thought it would last forever, I thought it had nothing to teach me, I thought I would never look back on that time and feel grateful for it. Guess what? None of that is true.
Next time I’m feeling pain, I’m gonna ask myself to hold a spot open for the possibilities, while simultaneously allowing the pain. Pain’s not so bad, until I call it bad…what if I call it a good thing, what if I call it a spiritual growth thing, what if I call it an expansive thing (hi, Abe), what if I call it a trust thing…I like that.
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