Pain teaches us...
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift"
-Mary Oliver
Some of the most valuable lessons I have learned have come from a deep pain.
Pain changes us, but it often teaches.
Having my heart broken, being disappointed, and surviving situations that have chipped pieces of me away...have all been valuable in shaping who I am and the way that I perceive things and conduct myself.
My aunt died last night, so I am feeling some sort of way today, and deep...my mind simply will not quiet itself. I was not very close with her, but I loved her. My dad is one of my favorite people in the universe and his pain the last couple weeks as he watched her slip away is almost unbearable for me. She is no longer in pain, and everyone who loves her can be thankful for that, even if they can not speak that fact out loud.
I watched my dad cry a few days back, this is a rare occurrence and it messed me up a little. I am someone who firmly believe you should own all your emotions and fully feel them, even if they make someone else uncomfortable. I simply gave my dad the longest hug and cried with him. I can't make the situation better, it sucks. Fuck cancer.
Be a safe place, people need that.
-krazykrista
I said that, and will over and over again. One more time for everyone in the back: Be a safe place, people need that. You can not take someone's pain, and you can not walk someone's journey for them. You can hold someone's hand and walk it with them, or at least try to sweep up some of the pieces behind them. Some situations are impossible and some pain is deeper than you can imagine.
"If everyone put their problems into a pile, we would snatch our own back up."
-paraphrasing- -unknown source
Be kinder than is necessary
We all have lows that we don't broadcast, and it is impossible to know the issues that people are facing. None of us know how many minutes or years we have left. Be kind, even when it isn't indicated, practice tolerance, be a better version of you. Live as though today is your last day.
Until next time...
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Feel sad, it's really a sad period for you and most especially your dad...
Just like you said, "be a safe place for daddy"...
You'll be fine dear, @krazykrista...
I’m so sorry for your loss @krazykrista! I love what you says about taking someone’s hand and just being there for them! And yes, fuck cancer ..
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todo pasa nada se queda , todo es para bien aunque sea duro y difícil confía cree y que Dios te bendiga
Life is short... a better version of myself... I'm trying... thank you for the reminder dear Krista.
It is so true that we can learn from the pain and sadness. It's important to make a lesson or use of something negative to a positive out of it.
Pain is the most positively transformative experience. Thank you for the post.
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