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title: Awakening to Pain
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date: 2015-06-08 18:46:20
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> “The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.” ~<NAME>

I don’t think I can write enough about pain. It’s one of the constants of having a living, breathing, thinking, and feeling body. 

Pain is inevitable. Yet it feels like we have to fight it. We want to stop it at all costs. And it’s understandable—we’re programmed to avoid discomfort. 

While pain may not be a welcomed guest, it does serve a significant purpose in our lives. 

Whether the pain is physical, mental, or emotional, severe or mild, expected or unexpected, it’s here for a reason: to wake us up. 

> Pain is nature’s alarm clock. It awakens us to what needs our attention in this moment.

Pain is not a form of punishment. It can be the result of our choices, or it can be unrelated to our actions. Whatever the cause may be, there is always something in it for us—an awakening. 
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layout: post
title: Awakening to Pain
cover: Cloudscape.jpg
categories: awareness
---

> “The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.” ~<NAME>

I don’t think I can write enough about pain. It’s one of the constants of having a living, breathing, thinking, and feeling body. 

Pain is inevitable. Yet it feels like we have to fight it. We want to stop it at all costs. And it’s understandable—we’re programmed to avoid discomfort. 

While pain may not be a welcomed guest, it does serve a significant purpose in our lives. 

Whether the pain is physical, mental, or emotional, severe or mild, expected or unexpected, it’s here for a reason: to wake us up. 

> Pain is nature’s alarm clock. It awakens us to what needs our attention in this moment.

Pain is not a form of punishment. It can be the result of our choices, or it can be unrelated to our actions. Whatever the cause may be, there is always something in it for us—an awakening. 

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