Pain.....

  We have all dealt with pain in way or another. There is the pain of a broken limb, the loss of a loved one, the pain after surgery, the constant dull pain that can't be explained at times. The pain of hurt words said, your heart breaking into many little pieces with no chance of putting it back together. I Could write more but I think you get the picture. There are some pains I will never experience, and yet some pains I have experienced more than I should. If there is a person out there that has never experienced pain the, I would like to meet ya.
  Pain will and can define a person. I know of several who have dealt with pain on a daily basis including myself. Some of them handle their pain with negativity, and constant complaint. Then you have others who have learned to smile and push forward. They take it in stride and just keep going. I know a dear lady (God rest her soul, she is in no more pain) who dealt with pain on a daily basis but you would never know because she always had an upbeat attitude regardless of how bad she was feeling. I just hope that I can be more like her.
  I have been around people who for most or all of my life who have done nothing but complain about their pain. Or been around people who their pain is way worse than yours ever could be. I have learned from them folks to just push/move forward and smile. Sometimes there is nothing you can do bout your pain except to deal with it, as for helping others with their pain the best you can do is pray, listen and comfort. As much as you want to you can not take away or take on someone's else's pain. I know we like to think we can but we can't.
   We are all made with skin, bones, blood and a heart however we each Will feel pain a different way even if it's in the same situation. That is where we must learn to be a bit more compassionate. You May be able to relate and to offer advice but just know we all feel pain differently, and in saying that we all deal with pain differently. Pain can and will define, it's just up to you whether you choose to let it bring you down or make you stronger.
  I write this because most of my life I have dealt with pain in one way or another. I have learned to smile when in pain. I get quiet when the pain is to much. I have learned to let the pain define me in a way to make me stronger. Pain is not my identity but I do want to be remembered as dealing with my pain in a very positive way. Do not be one of those people who let pain define them in a negative way.
   Choose today to start smiling through the pain, choose today to dance through the pain. Remember that God is your healer!

Later jelly bean