Embrace Your Suffering
The results will surprise you.
It is funny how life works out. We watched the 1990’s iconic movie Rudy this past weekend, which also happened to be Easter weekend. I smiled, as I realized the theme for both fell right in line with my blog for this week.
I am often inspired by conversations I have with people throughout the week. Last week it was a discussion I was having with my friend, Howie. We were discussing altruistic service to others. Serving only to be of service to others.
Howie told me about a book he was reading, The Untethered Soul by Michael Sing. The author, at one point in his life, decided to become a monk. The guru he wanted to study under said, Okay…are you ready to suffer? That didn’t sound particularly appetizing to him but he was curious and decided to move forward in his journey. During this time he contracted malaria and his guru said to him (paraphrased), Yes, you have malaria. You’re not going to die, but you are going to suffer for some time. Embrace your suffering.
Not exactly the words you want to hear when you are in misery. But it got me thinking.
What if we truly embraced the suck?
What if we could surrender and let the emotions flow through us versus fighting to repress them?
