Staying in Pain | by Madisyn Taylor Pain comes and it goes. It is just one component to the grand cycle of life. And when experienced as such, pain can serve as an important teacher. It is when we get stuck in our pain that it becomes detrimental to our well-being and development. If you notice that you feel closed-off, resentful, heavy-hearted, or that you try very hard to avoid being hurt again, there may be a part of you that is still stuck in pain. We can get stuck in our pain for many reasons. As children, it was natural for us to cry, throw a tantrum, and let the experience move through us. By fully feeling our pain in this way, our emotions would wash us clean, leaving us open and available to new experiences. With age, though, we might have determined that expressing emotion was no longer appropriate, and so we developed a variety of coping strategies to deal with our discomfort. We may have learned to stuff our feelings down or to run away from them. Perhaps we began thinking that staying closed and unwilling to try new things would keep us safe from heartbreak, safe from rejection, and safe from failure. We may have even gotten so used to being in pain that the thought of being without it scares us. But, if we continue to hold onto it longer than necessary, we are expending a lot of energy that could instead be channeled into making our life experiences more positive. If you notice that you are continually connecting with the same familiar patterns of pain, consider embracing your feelings and letting go of your hurt. Whether your pain is from childhood or from an experience last week, see if you can give it room to move. When it does, you will reconnect with a wonderful source of your own vital energy. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Stephanie Bennett Vogt In today's busy world we tend to over-schedule ourselves, piling on more responsibilities, more commitments, and inevitably more stress. Our relationships suffer, our homes fall into disarray and our bodies and souls begin to languish. In our quest for convenience, and in an effort to produce more time in our hectic day, we overload ourselves with all the latest technological advancements, yet we often find that they only invite more complication and disconnect. If we can find ways to dial back the excess and forgo unnecessary (often self-imposed) obligations, we can begin to thrive in ways that are reflected in every area of our lives. Time for self care and soul nourishment, deepening of relationships, and surrounding ourselves with beauty come to the forefront of our priorities as less important list items fall away. This year-long course is designed to help you reduce the overwhelm and simplify your life in ways that lighten, enlighten, and last! Stephanie Bennett Vogt gives you easy to follow, bite sized pieces of wisdom and guidance for reducing the noise and slowing down the pace. She offers a series of simple steps you can take to not only make your life flow better, but feel better! Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Fit and Fierce Over 40 2. A Year to Clear What is Holding You Back! 3. 21 Day Yoga Shred 4. 21 Days to Phenomenal Abdominals 5. 14 Day Spinal Reset 6. HIIT Yoga Fusion 7. Find True Love in 27 Days 8. Heal Yourself with Writing 9. Break the Grip of Past Lovers 10. How to Communicate Like a Buddhist
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