“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” ~Kenji Miyazawa I used to run from pain. My father died suddenly when I was six. For years I stuffed it down, never letting anyone know my emotions or how I was feeling, and I ran from situations that could cause me to lose, to feel pain. My heart would jump and feel fear every time I received bad news or a “bad” email from a boss. I only wanted to feel good things. I stayed out of relationships for fear of the eventual loss and bad feelings, not … Continue reading How Feeling My Pain Made Me Feel More Alive