PAIN IS AN INDICATOR

My pain tolerance is on the lower end of the sufferance scale.

I don't think I'm trying to be dramatic when I get hurt, it just really really hurts bad haha.

It could be something as little as a splinter or a hangnail and it almost takes me out of commission.

Not only that, but I can still remember pain from years past vividly - like it just happened.

Then I look at my youngest daughter getting hurt and she barely flinches. It's astonishing to me the difference of how much pain some can endure when others are unable.

When our bodies are in perfect working order and we align with ultimatum health, we flow through life with ease and grace.

I don't think we take enough time to appreciate these days. In our youth, we certainly neglect to treasure our agility.

It's only when we age and start waking up with aches and pain that we make the distinction.

Not too long ago I was able to be with a family member during her labor and delivery.

Watching her go through contractions literally took me back to all three times that I labored myself. I'm being so serious when I say my body felt the pain again as if it was happening to me.

Some memories are etched in so deep that you can recount the pain with merely a thought.

Side note: that is a profound statement that I will definitely elaborate on soon

She elected to get an epidural and when the doctor came in to check whether or not it was effective, he started with an ice cube.

He touched a place on her upper body that would not be affected by the injection so she could feel the difference when he placed the ice cube on an area that was.

Of course she shivered when he began and had no reaction when he finished.

She was then able to endure the rest of labor and delivery without feeling the physical pain.

But what's interesting is the body still went through the same trauma irregardless of the medication.

She was numb to the fact.

I certainly propagate pain relief in some instances, but pain is an indicator of feelings.

Numbing our pain isn't always ideal. I'm not just referring to physical pain but emotional pain as well.

Feeling the pain of betrayal, a loss of friendship, being left out, made fun of, etc. is certainly classified as painful.

However, we wouldn't feel hurt if we weren't vested in the cause. In other words, if we didn't care about the person/people that hurt us, that means we had no value in that relationship.

It is only when we place worth on something or someone, we can feel the emotions of the outcome - good or bad.

When we feel the pain of betrayal it shows us that we once had deep feelings for that situation.

If we moved through life with no physical or emotional pain we would be robots.

We are human beings that have the pleasure of experiencing the highs and lows of life.

It is a privilege to be aware of pain. It is better to feel pain, than nothing at all.

It is my attempt to start embracing pain, understanding the very fact that because I'm feeling it, indicates life.

Each day given is glorious and another opportunity to experience the depths of our journey.

YOU ARE DESIGNED TO REIGN IN LIFE

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