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On Pain

Taradactyl
Taradactyl
"Much of your pain is self-chosen."

-- From the poem "On Pain" by Khalil Gibran

What does this mean to you?
Taradactyl
Taradactyl
I can relive it every day. I can dwell in it. It is the weapon of my self sabotage. I want to let it go, but I clutch it as though my very life depends on it. Is it because I want to wear a reason to fail? I think so. I feel it is a choice for me.

This is just another angle at "letting go". I am trying to understand.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure!!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
His book "The prophet" is very very powerful also.

I have it on audio...which I will now put on

It's scarey to give up something you have had all your life.....takes time. I can speak about my parents now....amazing...but i will never forget. It just fades as we put less and less energy into it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
yeah, I think some of it is self-chosen. And some of it is not. It's the main reason why we are human beings. When I feel pain, I am reminded that I am still alive, which may be part of the reason for the self- chosen pain. There are better and nicer ways, though, to feel alive. I hope. Pain is a release of many emotions that are all jumbled up together. Like pushing an elephant through a pin hole. It hurts.