Monday, February 10, 2014

Know Pain, Know Gain

"Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate pain." - Carl Jung

Pain can be the greatest gift in disguise.  It isn't just for the privileged, it does not discriminate it is an equal opportunity gift.

Neurosis is caused by believing that I need to avoid and numb my pain in order to live fully.  The way to mental and spiritual health is through feeling my pain and learning to suffer, grieve and endure it.  Neurosis the the result of me avoiding my pain so I can appear "normal".