My OperaFriday, August 16, 2013 2:54:08 AM
“Emotional discomfort,
when accepted,
rises,
crests
and falls in a series of waves.
Each wave washes a part of us away
and deposits treasures we never imagined.
Out goes naivete,
in comes wisdom;
out goes anger,
in comes discernment;
out goes despair,
in comes kindness.
No one would call it easy,
but the rhythm of emotional pain
that we learn to tolerate is natural,
constructive and expansive...
The pain leaves you healthier
than it found you.”
~ Martha N. Beck
