Pain has the ability to consume your life . . . but only if you allow it.
Remember that you are on a journey, and you choose what direction you want to move every day. This is why it is important, as you awake in the morning, to express gratitude for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon you. If you instead rise each morning with your mind turned toward what hurts in your life, the universe delivers according to your expectation.
Deep down, you know you don’t want this suffering. Your subconscious mind also knows that focusing on it only makes it worse. So think instead about the love in your life and the things that bring you happiness.
The best way to prepare for the future is to take care of the present. Goodbyes will always hurt a little. Photographs can never replace the act of being there. Memories, good and bad, will sometimes bring tears. And words can never perfectly describe the feelings they represent.
But that’s OK. Pain is real. But so is hope.
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. You have to make peace with your past in order to keep your present and future from becoming hopeless battles.
