Pain

" Like I told you, the feeling doesn't last. I'm not trying to be cynical, it's just that even when a day starts out so, so well, that day can end so, so badly."

As most of you know life has its up's and down's. People around us give us these motivational speeches about how we need the bad days to appreciate the good. Or the lectures about how...You've gone through worse, you can get through this. I'll be honest you... I've given those exact speeches to my friends a number of times. I help them realize their worth, remind them of their goals and how far they've come. Point them in the direction that they were going in before the pain set in so deeply. But, tell me, what happens when you're the one with so much pain? What happens when the pain set in so deep that you can't get it out? What happens when life was spinning and spinning and spinning for so long you just wished it would stop, and when it did... It destroyed everything? 

Pain is... One of a kind. It's a feeling you never want, but one that's absolutely inevitable. It's filled with hurt, tears, headache and loss of words. Yet, brings growth and new beginnings. So let me ask you...

Is it worth it? Is it worth going through the worst days of your life, to come out the strongest that you've ever been? Is it worth feeling like the world is on your shoulders for hours, days, sometimes months? To go to bed crying because you simply just wish you didn't have to wake up and deal with what tomorrow is going to bring? Is it worth it? 

Yes. And I'm saying that to you as I roll my eyes because shit.... This hurts like hell. But lemme tell you something, pain is a feeling, temporary feeling. It never permanently goes away, but it never stays longer than it needs to. Today, my day started so well, and ended so badly. But it's okay, I'll take my time... Feel, be, plan, and move forward. I may not be able to control when pain decides to come around, but I can control the length of time that pain sticks around. 

Breathe, feel, breathe... Let it go.