Growing up is hard to do

[peaceful_spirit]

I had a few epiphanies today. Well, one in particular... I was asking myself why when I feel like I've gotten so strong do I continue to hit these moments of such weakness. So, it came to me... to become strong, we have to allow ourselves to be weak.

I was thinking about why I have become a stronger person. And it's because I've lived through such pain and I've hit those moments of such weakness. And it's in those moments of weakness that I reach out for help - to family, to friends, to a C, to God... and it's when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable enough to feel that pain and to be so weak that we don't know where to go next, that's when we ultimately move to the next level. That's ultimately how we move to a new, more profound place in our lives.

Look at our spouses... they are running so hard and fast from feeling anything but pleasure that they are going backwards in their lives. They are throwing away everything that means anything. They are making really poor decisions. And it's all becuase they don't want to face pain.

In order to be strong, you must go through moments of weakness
In order to feel true joy, you must feel pain

This stuff sucks. But I am better for it.