No shame in pain 7/19

I have been running from pain my whole life.

I used substances to numb it…but clearly that only prolonged it and made it worse.

When I look back…it is much easier for me see the pain that I have gone through and be proud that “holy shit – I made it through that!!”

But today I know I was never alone in those times.

Pain has become one of the grandest of teachers for me. It forces me to accept things and then move in a direction that pushes, pokes and pinches me closer to my higher power – god.

Knowing that walking through the pain will only provide me with a new strength that god believes I am ready for… makes it all worth it.

Pain builds my spiritual muscles.

Gods will…not mine.