So much of what i find that I need to practice, again and again, is about control. Having it, not having it, giving it up. How do we learn to sit with pain, disappointment, anger, rage even, without DOING anything?
But that is really the key. Sit with it. Feel it. Feel the struggle. Feel the pain. Feel the pain. Feeling the pain is hard. But fighting it is harder. Once I allow myself to feel it, I can move through it, move past it, put it back in its place and go forward. Pain doesn't go away. It has to be processed, assimilated, welcomed even. Only then can we learn to move past it, and not give it more space than it deserves.
It is hard to hurt. But it is harder to avoid hurting.
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