Are you embracing or Resisting the Pain?

Every pain has a purpose.

Everything that's delayed or denied is actually in your favor.

Every struggle is meaningful.

.... I know what you might be thinking. It's easier to preach than to have experience yourself.

I totally get that.

In fact, I do have the right to say the above because I have the first hand experience of how much emotional pain or struggle can affect your mind, body and the whole well-being.

I wouldn't have been here typing this article if I hadn't gone through tremendous struggle, darkness and emotional trauma in my own life. I wouldn't have been coaching or helping people in any ways if there wasn't enough setbacks in my life.

For me, my highest purpose was revealed by pain.

When I was going through a rough patch in the past, initially I tried to fight it out with agression... and I noticed I was more depleted, had no energy and inner strength. Then, I stopped fighting, started accepting and became curious of the reasons of my emotional pain that had led to anxiety and depression.

My desire to know the answers put me on the path of "self discovery" and I started seeking truth beyond the perceptions of my conditioned mind.

Long story short, the emotions of guilt, shame and anger left as I became awakened to my true nature and self. The spiritual growth not only connects you to yourself but it removes the 'veil of separation' with everything else that you see and experience (..or not experience)

The more you become one with Universe, the life, the God... the more you understand your source of suffering (your mind) and how to purify it to live a healed, restful and joyful life.

Even in the present, I occasionally have disturbances, anxieties, fears and pressures and I do go down with my health but I have learnt to flow more and resist less.

Flow more, Resist Less

I know its hard to let go and surrender but most of the times, it offers us space to broaden the perspective, see things as they are, unbiased, uncolored and generate peace with it.

Life is not a challenge, situations are...

and whether you believe its karmic settlement or simply a way for the life to teach you... your job is to embrace the change, surrender in the flow and stay grounded in the present moment.

Everything comes in phases and go. Nothing is permanent. Not the happiness, not the sorrow. You, your spirit is the eternal flame... ever present.. witnessing the movement.

Life is always in your favor because you exist in this moment because life is supporting you this moment. So, engage with life more than you engage with your thoughts and emotions and focus on the 'good' you are receiving in each moment.

A loving reminder for you and for myself??

~Simi Arora