I have gone thru pain and struggles. I have grown and learned a lot through all those difficult moments. The most important thing that I have realized is that pain has made me a better person. I am neither resentful nor bitter. Navigating through all the negative experiences in my life was meaningful as I became a more passionate and caring human being. Pain has opened my eyes and I certainly don’t want to take the same path as those who hurt me.
Pain has taught me how to better appreciate life and the loving people around me. Ultimately, I have learned to let the pain go as holding on to it could only rip the joy from my soul. I will not let that happen, I will not give pain the power to destroy the kindness and all other beautiful sentiments within me. I am alive, happy, and ready to grab life with a smile because I am not scared to be hurt.
Have you had a bad experience and held onto the pain? You don’t need to answer, if you are reading this, it’s time to heal and let go of it and starts looking at the brighter side of life. Let nature, time, and self-love heal you.
Holding on to the pain will make you miss the beauty that life has to offer. It is time to realize that pain was only a ladder to discover your biggest and strongest side. It was only there to allow you to reach ultimate happiness.
Thanks for sharing, sometimes, it’s hard to let go of the pain. We shield ourselves and we did not realized that we are hurting ourselves by doing so.
Letting go of the pain, will set us free, Laurie.
Pain really does a number on us, it either makes us a better person, or it brings out the monster in us. And sometimes its just easier to let out the monster and inflict pains unto someone or something.
The price however, is that the pains our monsters inflicted on other people might just too much.
Somrtimes its just so hard or difficult and difficult to let go you know….
It is not easy and will take time, Kossy, but at the end, we must let go to find peace.
I think no one is free from a painful experience and it is only how you deal with it that matters. I know I have repressed a lot of painful experiences and that is my way of dealing wih it.
I agree with you, Melissa, we all go through painful experiences, after grieving, we must find a way to set ourselves free, and let the pain go.
This is very inspirational. Letting go of the bad is difficult, but so very necessary.
I agree with you, Emily, thank you for your comment.
This is a very great reminder that we cannot continue to hold onto pain. Of course, it’s more difficult to do than say.
It’s difficult, but it’s harder to hold on to pain, Marissa.
Thanks for sharing! It’s a great reminder. Sometimes it’s hard not to hold on to pain, but it’s definitely important to let things go.
Yes, Danielle, I agree with you.
Your positive way of thinking is refreshing. We can all learn from this ability to change pain into experiences. Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you, Narkis.
I can’t agree with you more, just let it go! When I was younger I used to hold grudges, but as I got older I realised it’s not worth it and only you are the one hurting.
Great, Lucy, learn and move on.
Thank you for sharing ! I remember this quote from Walter Anderson ,”Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. “
This is such a beautiful and powerful quote, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful post, thanks for sharing! Pain teaches us so many lessons.
Absolutely, Alice.
It’s so hard not to hold on to the pain sometimes. It can all seem so personal. But I have also been trying hard to just let things go and be as happy as I can.
Great, Stephanie, it’s a learning experience, that is not easy. It truly brings peace to my life by letting go of the pain.
Letting go can be so hard sometimes! It’s better in the long run to go through your own process and let go.
April
I agree, April, it’s hard, and everyone has their own timing to heal.
Oh my gosh, this is SO true! Letting go and not being bitter about things that have happened to you are SO important!
So true, Tonya.
So true! Sometimes it seems like processing the pain can be painful as well, but learning how to let go is the only way to grow and to learn! Beautiful post and beautiful photos!
I agree with you, Lexi, we can either grow or become bitter. Although the process may take some time, we learn and move on.
Pain can trap you for sure. i know sometimes it is so hard to get rid of the pain or to let go of the pain. But at the same time, we don’t heal fully until we do let go of it.
Absolutely, David, when we hold on to the pain and think we are protecting ourselves, we are only hurting ourselves, the best way to heal, to me, is to let go. It has helped me.
This is a lovely post. I love these flowers they remind me of when I was a child. My grandparents had lots of lots of these flowers. This is actually a goal of mine to plant a garden at my house.
I love flowers too, Lisa, I can’t wait for summer for my backyard to become alive again.
This is such a great post and really pulls at the heart strings!!! There was a long time when I let hurt take control until I learned exactly what you are talking about and learned to take control over it. Life is just too short. Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing Whitney.