It is through pain that I have learned my greatest lessons.
I believe whole-heartedly in the process of self-examination. For me, the pain of living life as I
once did, became too great to continue. There was no more denying my unhappiness, my
discomfort with myself, and an profound ache for something MORE.
once did, became too great to continue. There was no more denying my unhappiness, my
discomfort with myself, and an profound ache for something MORE.
It was pain that gave me the willingness to change - to become teachable (I was stubborn). Pain brought me to my knees, again and again. It wore my resistance down. I was used to being self-
reliant - which basically means that I didn't trust anyone but myself. I had some pretty unhealthy thinking back then, but didn't know it.
reliant - which basically means that I didn't trust anyone but myself. I had some pretty unhealthy thinking back then, but didn't know it.
Pain, along with surrender, has been instrumental in changing the quality of my life. Looking
back, I see that I not only grew from my experiences, but I thrived.
If you're going through something difficult, remember to look for the gifts - what the
experience has to teach you.
back, I see that I not only grew from my experiences, but I thrived.
If you're going through something difficult, remember to look for the gifts - what the
experience has to teach you.
****
***
The man who views the world at fifty
the same as he did at twenty
has wasted thirty years of his life.
~Muhammad Ali
*****
"I am willing to change"
