Pain

"A Hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great are jails,
And Headwinds right for royal sails."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Remember that anything worth its salt in our lives does not come easily to us.

Life is an amazing gift of beauty and joy, but it is also fraught with its share of pain, sorrow and challenges!

We have to believe that our purpose and the plan for our short time on this earth are going to contain moments of joy and peace but also storms and events that will test our resolve to persevere!

And Persevere we must!

We must persevere through all that we encounter and experience - and never quit or despair because everything has it's shelf-life and whatever you are going through today will surely pass!

Pain and strife may not seem fair to us right now, but no one escapes it and it is the one who takes the pain and is able to harness the lessons of that pain as they move forward who will reap the rewards of joy and peace very shortly thereafter!

Be open to it, ride out the storms we encounter with courage and hope and faith - because the waters will recede and the winds will calm and we will all be ok! 

Stay Strong - we are all in this together and you are never alone!!