From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation:
For so many years I would have preferred to live as an ostrich. This quote really hit home in terms of being comfortable with facing the truth of our situation - whatever painful situation we face.
I was especially stuck by the part about accepting 'the temporary discomfort from awareness because I can trust that it's my Higher Power moving me forward'.
It is true that pain moves us forward. It makes us stronger. It makes us better people. More empathetic people.
I share this in the hope that you too can be reminded that it is OK to encounter truth - and the discomfort that it sometimes brings.
