Sublime

the pain that was crucial to the process, the things that were lost to prepare for those that would be gained,

understanding that your pain won’t kill you. That you are more than your stories, more than your personality, and that no situation is unworkable, ever.

Part X—with its usual destructive brilliance—blurs the distinction between the two and maintains the illusion that emotional pain can kill you. How can you uncross the wires? You get rid of the illusion that pain will kill you by letting it kill you. You need to let the pain in and feel it fully. What will die is your ego and it’s your ego that’s k

One of the essential requirements for true spiritual growth and deep personal transformation is coming to peace with pain. No expansion or evolution can take place without change, and periods of change are not always comfortable.

The pain was still there, but less crippling. It was a signal to his mind that his body was damaged. Information, not emotion.

It’s not about what pain you suffer; it’s about what you suffer for.