Gratitude From Pain

Before reading the following, we need to clarify that we’re not doctors and in no way intend to imply that we have the ability to help, diagnose nor cure anything. 

We’re constantly in a state of learning about ourselves and the world around us, and choose to share on all sorts of topics  just in case others out there may exist who might be interested to look under the proverbial rocks and peer through cracks with us.  

We’re not the moral majority. We’re a coupla sappy, thinky, introverted, creative weirdos born with hearts too big for our bodies and monkey-minds that never hush.

This one is a pretty bristly topic and one that may take awhile for it to truly show it’s value to many readers, depending upon how open one might be to receive it. 

It’s about finding gratitude in pain. 

The pain teaches you what hurts.

By acknowledging the pain, focusing on it, studying it, learning everything there is to know about it.

This is where one begins to know how to begin to heal whatever it may be.

Whether it’s stemming from you, or from another.

We’d first heard about this in a meditation from a few years ago, and were experiencing so much trauma at the time, that being told to thank our pain for showing itself, seemed a confounding thing to ask, yet the thought continued to noodle around the ol’ subconscious mind until finally…

…a few days ago as a friend expressed having had a helluva family squabble. Then boom… all of a sudden… clarity.

Messaged this  friend to “be grateful for the fight and to thank the pain for showing itself, for now the source of hurt has made itself known, so the path to healing may begin.”

Not sure it was communicated exactly this eloquently, but the point was made.

Haven’t heard back yet… but expect to soon. <3

Just going to leave this right here…