The Purpose of Pain by Donna Lakes

For the most part, in our society, we are taught to avoid pain, and that pain is a bad thing. Once again, we need to change our perceptions. This view disempowers us and causes us to avoid our pain. Pain is a necessary aspect of life; there is no need to fear it. We must learn to embrace it and work through it. Pain is a teacher; it grows us if we don’t avoid it. Instead, learn to step into it. Pain is a transformer as long as we face it.

Think about it this way- spirit told me…If you didn’t experience pain, when you touched a hot stove, your hand would melt off. Pain sends a signal to the brain, creating a response to pull your hand away. So, pain can issue a warning of sorts, a warning to protect yourself. Pain can also grow you. As we face our pain, we expand and step into our power. It creates strength in us. We are guaranteed to grow, evolve, move past, and overcome when we face a situation. Once we deal with a person or situation lifts our energy and creates a sense of freedom unless we give our power away. If we avoid it, we stay stuck and heavy and repeat the pattern, causing more and more frustration and discomfort, creating a constant state of pain. If we face it and walk through the pain, we are freed from the pattern, the person, and the pain subsides or goes away.

Pain is an opportunity to transform. When we experience pain, it is due to perceptions, often something we take personally. We have a choice to take something personal or not! It truly is an option, for nothing is ever individual. How someone treats us is not a reflection on us but the involver’s inner world based on their perceptions and experiences. Practice going through the pain to the other side and see where it leads you. Walk through the fire; you shall find your smile on the other side.