Choose your pain

A life without pain is impossible.

Every human being on this planet will go through pain at some point in their life.

We may experience death, sickness, violence, accidents, wars, relationship issues, get fired, be discriminated against, get bullied, etcetera, etcetera.

Pain is simply inevitable.

If you’re heavy, you will have pain. If you want to stay fit, you will have pain.

If you’re lazy, you will have pain. If you’re a workaholic, you will have pain.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Accepting that truth might be the most challenging part of going through pain.

Why is this happening to me, you might think. Well, it happens to all of us.

Yes, some of us are more lucky than others, but they, too, will have to deal with pain. Some of it we may not see.

Those who worry excessively about what the world thinks of them will do everything to hide their pain from you.

Too shameful. Too painful.

But the pain is there.

It’s your choice what you want to do with the pain.

My offer here is that when you accept that you won’t get out from experiencing…