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ฦ’ i will accept pain as a necessary part of human life ฦ’

Posted: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 08:47:19 AM

this morning, i am at a loss for words, so i should say, I AGREE and farewell. of course, i will not, because as i type this, i am starting to get a glimmer of what i have on my mind.
of course, pain is a part of living in the real world, all pain is an indication that something is not quite right. i do not buy the concept that joy and pain are the emotional opposites, hence are defined by each other, but i can let that go as well.
no, the part that gets me, is that pain is a motivating factor for me to do the next right thing. that really sucks, as i would love to grow enough to do the next right thing, long before the pain builds to intolerable levels. in reality, i know that will never come to pass either. the HOPE i have, is that as i stay clean. as i work a program of active recovery and as i keep doing the next right thing, just because it is the next right thing, i will get better at doing what i need to do to grow, before the pain builds too much.
with that said, i do believe i will go do my rehab work-out and get busy living in the here this morning. it is a good day to be clean.

∞ DT ∞


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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 1

5) Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its attributes appeared;
when its attributes were lost, benevolence appeared; when benevolence
was lost, righteousness appeared; and when righteousness was lost,
the proprieties appeared.