Hey Ketzer: This is in response to what . What I have personally felt is two kinds of pain: (1) real actual pain in response to my circumstances, thoughts, and beliefs (2) the chaotic, unsettled feelings that comes from running from my pain. The first type of pain feels right and “true” and makes me feel whole when I allow myself to feel it, and I can be content and in pain at the same time. The second type wants me to run and react to things; to resist truth when I cant change it. That’s the feeling that I dislike and want to avoid, and that is where I spend most of most days (and I suspect a lot of other people do as well). However I guess it takes time to adjust to new information as it comes in, so the cycle is change–>discontent–>acceptance–>contentment–>change? For me, practicing mindfulness is about shortening the gap between discontent and acceptance and allowing me to spend more time in contentment.
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