Thankful For Pain

Thanksgiving 2016

 Today is a day that we all make attempts to find the things we are thankful for and share it with the world. Most people will say they are thankful for their family, friends, and job, home… the usual crap. This year as I struggle to get thru the day, the thing I realized I’m the most thankful for is pain. Not that I’m not thankful for my family, my friends… etc. as without them I wouldn’t have survived a lot of the pain I’ve dealt with. So why be thankful for pain? It’s probably the only thing on earth that every single human being has in common. Some people have never experienced happy, EVER. But pain is something that every one of us has experienced. It is what you learn from pain and how you deal with it that defines not only who you are but dictates your ability to truly experience happy, if you’re lucky enough to get that chance. From the process of child birth to how we all feel in dealing with death, pain is a promise. So instead of sitting and crying anymore, I’ve decided today to be thankful for the pain that reminds me I’m alive and drives me to try and to be better, for myself and others. Today as the country takes a break from the rioting and the fighting senselessly over the things that make us different, about the ignorance that separates us as humans, I take pride in knowing that pain makes me exactly the same as everyone else. Today, Pain becomes a revolution in my soul and will no longer hold me down. I celebrate the pain that makes me real and connects me to every living thing… Pain reminds me I am not now, never have been and never will be alone. We all hurt and we all need to do more to remember that. Pain is proof of life and love, the choice is ours… Pain has made me choose love. I hope you do too.