Day 262 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Pain is No Longer Something to Be...

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Lesson 262: Pain is No Longer Something to Be...

Pain is no longer something to be afraid of. Over these months, going through pain, compassion and connection has allowed us to confront fear in ways that we wouldn’t have been able to before. Today we are to practise just that… thinking of a moment that causes you pain, going into it and progressing it through those 3 phases. It’s easier than it’s ever been.

I personally forget to practise just this. As I’ve been developing this year into my spiritual journey and passing through the passages of the heart, I feel a lot more stronger as an individual. I think being able to tackle pain head on is something that I can do without an issue. I think it’s part of life and we should definitely work through it. I understand that it’s not something to avoid. Yes, it can linger there, but the longer we leave it, the longer it can manifest into our lives and not for the better. My pain holds me back.

During the month of August I recognised the signs of depression coming on. I had no emotions and I wasn’t sure why. I had to meditate and look within myself to find the answer. That was confronting my own pain essentially. Some of it was stuff that I manifested myself, but some was that of others infiltrating my own energy. What I’m proud of is being able to recognise that there was something I had to confront and not having the fear to face it. It was more of an attitude of “just get it done”. Not everyone has this self-awareness and I’ve definitely learned this from the 365 challenges that I’ve taken on this year. From dealing with the pain, I did apply compassion, so that I could go back to being in connection. I still learn every day and although I don’t remember these lessons, I somehow get reminded from time to time to use past lessons in my every day life. I am grateful for this series because it’s helped me to grow.