We don’t have much choice in the pain that we face. However, we do have the choice as to whether we will allow the pain to cause us to quit or persevere. Pain has a way of making us feel small. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
Pain is a great tool that can and will sharpen us if we allow it. Pain doesn’t have to break you; it can build you.
When I go through pain, I allow myself to feel it so that it reminds me of what not to do in the future. It reminds me of what decisions caused the pain and to avoid those decisions in the future.
On the other side, I create pain to build my pain tolerance. I know pain is inevitable, so I make it in preparation by working out and exercising. It’s been a great way for me to build my mental state. To feel pain and not suffer. To move on and not succumb to it. Use pain to sharpen you. Please don’t allow it to break you. Focusing on something beyond the pain will help motivate you to get through that pain. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
