Upside

Nobody wants painful. I don't think that's what people think about when the envision what they want in their future. But the big secret to life is that life is painful, how you deal with the pain reflects your character.

The upside to knowing pain is the ability to appreciate the joy that follows. Before this pain that bruised my heart, there was the lingering pain of loss, and when you add it all up its really been years. And I feel like painful years are like dog years, they feel so much longer than 365 days. So long that sometimes I forgot how good happy really feels.

So when that tingle dances in my belly, my foot taps to the beat, or I smile in the sun, I am truly present and grateful in that moment. After losses and heartbreak it is a relief to not only feel lighter, but enlightened by what truly delights me, and thankful I have the freedom to explore that. Cheers.