Emotional pain can look like so many things. Most of it will stem from loss, fear or the trauma we have experienced. Any one of these, or all of the above, will do. Again because of my life experiences, I have endured trauma, many losses, and lots of fearful times. Somehow, even from my earliest […]
Pain is Mandatory…Suffering is Optional: The Physical Aspect
For reasons I’d rather not go into now, this body of mine has suffered a lot, including several major surgeries and lots of minor complications, all which have brought about physical pain, and some of that physical pain continues to linger 20-30 years later. I remember one of my last stays in a hospital where […]
Sacrifice and Service
As I have discussed over the past few weeks, there are different ways of performing service. For example, there is environmentalism, as mentioned last week. Another way is humanitarianism…helping other living entities on the planet. There are so many people doing such important work on the planet today by helping others who are less fortunate. […]