Posted by seldomseen on October 2, 2007, at 13:39:19
In reply to Ok, this I can understand., posted by Dinah on October 2, 2007, at 13:11:02
I think what they are talking about isn't just you being able to "suck it up" - man am I stuck on that or what? - but rather a mind set to deal with pain.
Kind of like "yeah, this sucks, but let's go on anyway".
I've found that whether it's physical pain or emotional pain, that fighting against it or doing anything in our power to get rid of it is what gets us into trouble. It's that desire to be rid of it that, although it is all too human, is what causes stress. Sometimes, you just have to relax against the pain, let it be there, and live your life anyway.
Emotional pain I'm not sure is something that you can ever be free from or fully move on from (how's that for your cheer up for the day?) but it is something that you can be free in and move with. Does that make any sense?
Seldom.
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