If you think about it, the avoidance of pain, is in itself, wounding.
Tag: pain
They say don’t settle; it’s better to be alone than to compromise. There is truth in that, and there is weight.
It’s worth wearing your heart on your sleeve, courageously. The notion stems from chivalry, and knighthood, from Shakespeare and Othello, and like any idiom, faithfully adapts to us in our own perceptions and cultures and meanings, reborn and reborn again as language evolves.
Pain is one of those four-letter words that encompasses many things. It means different things at different times, triggers an assortment of feelings and emotions, and, ultimately, teaches — always. This is the nature of contrast.
Trust isn’t something that can be rushed. It takes time, patience, and space — both for ourselves and others. In a world obsessed with speed, we forget that the most meaningful connections are built slowly, in the quiet spaces between words.