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Post Info TOPIC: JFT October 1 Not just a motivation for growth


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JFT October 1 Not just a motivation for growth


 

 

We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery.

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Pain--who needs it! we think whenever were in it.  We see no good purpose for pain.  It seems to be a pointless exercise in suffering.  If someone happens to mention spiritual growth to us while were in pain, we most likely snort in disgust and walk away, thinking we've never encountered a more insensitive person.

But what if human beings didn't feel pain--either physical or emotional?  Sound like an ideal world?  Not really.  If we werent capable of feeling physical pain, we wouldn't know when to blink foreign particles out of our eyes; we wouldn't know when to stop exercising; we wouldn't even know when to roll over in our sleep.  We would simply abuse ourselves for lack of a natural warning system.

The same holds true for emotional pain.  How would we have known that our lives had become unmanageable if we hadn't been in pain?  Just like physical pain, emotional pain lets us know when to stop doing something that hurts.

But pain is not only a motivating factor.  Emotional pain provides a basis for comparison when we are joyful.  We couldn't appreciate joy without knowing pain.

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Just for today: I will accept pain as a necessary part of life.  I know that to whatever level I can feel pain, I can also feel joy.

 



-- Edited by Dave R on Wednesday 1st of October 2014 06:22:34 AM

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The pain I endured in addiction is far worst than the pain I got to get my recovery up and working.The pains I have now can be enjoyed , because I also have lots of joy now.


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