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| − | + | "Pain is always a decision you make in response to any stimuli in your environment."<ref name=stk229/> | |
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| + | own decision." | ||
| + | <ref name=stk229>''Steps to Knowledge'', [http://stepstoknowledge.com/steps/Step229-I-will-not-blame-another-for-my-pain.htm Step 229]: I will not blame another for my pain.</ref> | ||
| + | ==The pain of error== | ||
| + | Error "will be a source of
pain and discomfort for you." <ref name="stk26">''[https://stepstoknowledge.com/ Steps to Knowledge]'', Step 26: My errors give birth to my Knowledge.</ref> | ||
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| + | "Do not deny the | ||
| + | pain of past mistakes. Allow that pain to persuade you that you need to learn certain things that are true in order to grow and to mature. | ||
| + | This can be done completely without bitterness and without | ||
| + | self-degradation."<ref>''Relationships and Higher Purpose'', Chapter 12: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/relationships-higher-purpose/establishing-meaningful-relationships Establishing Relationships]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==The fear of pain== | ||
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| + | "To be alone is to be afraid—to be afraid of pain, to be afraid of [[loss]], to be afraid of rejection, to be afraid of criticism, to be afraid you will not have what you need or what you want. And of course this becomes the source of aberrant behavior, [[dishonesty]], [[manipulation]], avoidance, distractions, indulgences, obsessions, [[addiction]]s, everything." | ||
| + | <ref>Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Accepting pain== | ||
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| + | “You work diligently to improve the quality of life here, but it is more mysterious than simply making everything look better, making all people look better and making all pain seem to go away. People did not come here to be painless. That is like going to the ocean and refusing to get wet. If you wish to get involved, you must accept some degree of discomfort. There are painful circumstances here. You will have little aches and pains even if you live an immaculate life.” | ||
| + | <ref>''[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-1 Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I]'', Chapter 8: Preparing for the Future</ref> | ||
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| + | ==The pain of separation== | ||
| + | People "do not want to face the pain of [[The Separation|separation]], | ||
| + | and so they want to have a new relationship, which will then | ||
| + | preoccupy them."<ref>''Relationships and Higher Purpose'', [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-2/relationships-higher-purpose/completing-relationships-when-over Completing Relationships]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Violence and pain== | ||
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| + | "If you have committed [[violence]] in the world, well, it will just take a little longer for you to come to the Power and [[The Presence|Presence]] that lives within you, for your shame will be deeper. Your regrets will be deeper. Your pain will be deeper."<ref name="trust">Trusting God (May 7, 2013)</ref> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | [[Suffering]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Four Pillars/Health]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:34, 21 March 2024
"Pain is always a decision you make in response to any stimuli in your environment."[1]
"All pain must be recognized as the result of your own decision." [1]
The pain of error
Error "will be a source of pain and discomfort for you." [2]
"Do not deny the pain of past mistakes. Allow that pain to persuade you that you need to learn certain things that are true in order to grow and to mature. This can be done completely without bitterness and without self-degradation."[3]
The fear of pain
"To be alone is to be afraid—to be afraid of pain, to be afraid of loss, to be afraid of rejection, to be afraid of criticism, to be afraid you will not have what you need or what you want. And of course this becomes the source of aberrant behavior, dishonesty, manipulation, avoidance, distractions, indulgences, obsessions, addictions, everything." [4]
Accepting pain
“You work diligently to improve the quality of life here, but it is more mysterious than simply making everything look better, making all people look better and making all pain seem to go away. People did not come here to be painless. That is like going to the ocean and refusing to get wet. If you wish to get involved, you must accept some degree of discomfort. There are painful circumstances here. You will have little aches and pains even if you live an immaculate life.” [5]
The pain of separation
People "do not want to face the pain of separation, and so they want to have a new relationship, which will then preoccupy them."[6]
Violence and pain
"If you have committed violence in the world, well, it will just take a little longer for you to come to the Power and Presence that lives within you, for your shame will be deeper. Your regrets will be deeper. Your pain will be deeper."[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steps to Knowledge, Step 229: I will not blame another for my pain.
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 26: My errors give birth to my Knowledge.
- ↑ Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 12: Establishing Relationships
- ↑ Ending Separation (March 3, 2011)
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 8: Preparing for the Future
- ↑ Relationships and Higher Purpose, Completing Relationships
- ↑ Trusting God (May 7, 2013)