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Pain is inevitable, suffering is a choice.
• March 3rd, 2010 • 4 Comments • Life
It is inevitable that in the this world of personal triumphs and failures we will need to undergo darkness—pain—in order to reveal happiness. But at the same time, who said that we have to go through years of pain and darkness? Almost all happy, exciting moments arrive after some sort of sad or dark event, no matter how small it is or how stressful it may have been.
When you feel pain, accept that that experience is really helping you. The pain has a purpose. In the same way that a woman accepts that going through childbirth and accepts that pain will bring the blessing—will bring the baby, will bring that gift to this world—you are not going to skip that process. You want to go through it. If you fight the pain, you are fighting the happiness that is bound to come.
Think of a point in time when you were most happiest. Did you have to fight your way for that feeling? Was it stressful? Did you go through some mental or physical pain? For me, it was when I graduated, more recently, and feeling like I am on top of the world! Feeling all happy, all proud. That ultimate feeling wouldn’t have been discovered unless I went through the pain of studying my ass off in my schoolwork. Of course I could have taken the easy way out and not do the homework, but then I would have suffered the consequences. Suffering is a choice, and I refused to take it. I dealt with the mental pain and overcame it, learned many lessons throughout the experience – hard work pays off, dedication, commitment, determination, self- discipline, etc…and felt a great sense of accomplishment. Can true happiness reach its peak without ever experiencing pain?
There are many lessons in life that come with pain, and the longer it takes for us to find these lessons, the longer we suffer. Within pain there is information … there is wisdom … there is intelligence that sooner or later will push us towards the wakeup call of growth and change. I believe with every painful experience, there is a lesson that is to be learned, and as a reward we feel a great sense of happiness and accomplishment.
Socially Networking the World
• March 2nd, 2010 • 1 Comment » Internet, Vids
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Thanks Alex for the video.
OK GO Does it Again!
• March 2nd, 2010 • 2 Comments • Music, Vids
Ok Go Is a band known for their creative music videos such as the treadmill video. Here is another great video. I just wonder how long this one took… I’m not a big fan of their music, but their videos are just amazing! Check it out
Love is Scary
• March 1st, 2010 • 1 Comment » writing
He is engulfed by love for her. It’s all consuming, entirely encompassing. It’s all he experiences in his waking hours, all he experiences in his dreams. He’s never loved anyone so absolutely, it scares him. He considers running, but he doesn’t. He opens his arms, wraps her in them, invites her into his heart, keeps her there.