2008-12-04T06:32:21Z http://blog.powertothrive.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.powertothrive.com,2008-08-26:1313846 lizashaw 2008-08-26T16:12:05Z 2008-08-26T16:12:05Z Human pain is inevitable.  Defending against the pain is actually a prolonging of the pain, and this is the cause of suffering, because it distracts from the spiritual lessons and personal growth.  Conscious suffering is the only way to alleviate your pain and grow from it, thereby, eventually moving out of pain and not continuing to re-experience the same pain again and again, repeating the past. 

The empowering paradigm that I draw these ideas from, states that we are very powerful in the face of our pain -- most of us just don't know how to harness this power.  What others do to us does not actually cause our suffering. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is a choice.  We can either grow from it, or allow it to continue to victimize us.  I choose a context that gets me out of continually being a victim. 

Thank you for your comment.

Liza]]> tag:blog.powertothrive.com,2008-08-26:1313313 Amy 2008-08-26T12:51:14Z 2008-08-26T12:51:14Z tag:blog.powertothrive.com,2008-06-16:1122853 Robert T Canipe 2008-06-16T06:51:56Z 2008-06-16T06:51:56Z tag:blog.powertothrive.com,2008-02-16:834459 jdhogg 2008-02-16T20:50:52Z 2008-02-16T20:50:52Z M. Scott Peck]]>