Pain: The Great Facilitator

Yes, you heard me correctly. Pain, as I have found recently, is the great facilitator: of change, of growth, of learning. Oh, yes, my friends..it is the pain that leads to the learning, and the learning that leads to the healing. I have recently experienced a severe loss and am here to tell you – if you are open to it, the learning is vast and inspiring. I have learned more about the good in people, and in myself, than I would ever have believed. I have learned that the sun will not only shine again but beats directly down on me. I have learned that I am stronger than I ever imagined. I have learned that although some people can be terribly unkind to others, they are the minority.

I have learned that pain, although not pleasant, is necessary to a certain extent. One comes to appreciate more the light only after one has experienced the darkness. I certainly feel the sweetness of life has been enhanced by the pain that engulfed me…now that I have broken free from it.

Take heart, my friends…goodness and light shall surround you if you invite them. Even though the shadow of pain is cast upon you – reach out to family and friends…their love will be a beacon for you, as it has been for me.

Someone said to me: “the greatest revenge is to survive.” I propose that the greatest revenge is to thrive. I thank all of you who have helped me to do just that – you know who you are.