Pain is something we all wish to avoid. Whether it is physical or emotional, pain can dominate all that it touches and colour the experiences of those it affects.
It is impossible to live a carefree existence if you are in chronic pain. It is also difficult to reach to be the best version of yourself if emotional pain is torturing you from the inside.
While never wanted, pain can serve a very useful purpose.
What pain does is forces us to come into the present moment. Acute pain, something that is sharp and in your face right now, yanks you from whatever complacent existence you were living in and demands that you pay attention to it now.
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