PAIN TO PURPOSE: DAY 5

Hey y’all! I am back with another P2P update.

Let’s talk about pain. We often attribute pain to something that has been inflicted on us, originating from a force that means to cause harm. We forget that all pain doesn’t come from an intention to harm us, but we experience pain through growth. This post is going to be short and sweet so follow me.

Recently, I made a post about Growing Pains.

When you were growing up, do you remember your legs hurting for about a week and then going to the doctor to find out you had grown three inches taller? Me neither. I remember getting some of the sickest scars from several attempts at dumb missions I gave myself. I had a lot to prove to myself as a kid. Well, I’m bringing this up because I think sometimes adults forget that growing pains are still a thing.

Sometimes pain is necessary. It lets us know that we’re alive, we CAN feel things, and that something is happening. We’re growing, getting stronger, wiser, better (Never Would’ve Made It — Whew!). Embrace the pain in those heart muscles you haven’t used in a while. Give your pain a purpose. I’m feeling pain because I am learning to love myself. My pain is necessary for me to grow into the woman I am becoming. Whatever your affirmation is, add it in. Manifest what you’ll look like on the other side of the pain. Focus on that. Before you know it, you may forget what the pain felt like and/or know that it was definitely worth it.

Xoxo, richelle k.