Day: May 13, 2012

  Just the word “pain” almost hurts, doesn’t it?  And to think of it as a “gift” just does not sit well with us. The challenge is to remember that  pain (or distress) of any type is a “wake up call.” Even when we don’t want to wake up.  Who loves an alarm clock amongst us? Be honest . . . if we do, it is only because it saves our proverbial butt day after day so we won’t be late for work! In our culture we have little tolerance of or patience with pain.  We strive for things to look