I have learned something very interesting about pain. Pain is only a highly concentrated thought. Whether it is physical, emotional, or whatever you associate your pain with, it is clearly nothing but a highly concentrated thought. Think about the last time someone seriously mistreated you unfairly. After they did what they did, what did you do? Then after that? Then after that? I’m pretty sure you consistently thought about what that person did to you. You probably replayed that scene over and over again a countless number of times. Where does it leave you? Nowhere but feeling even more hurt. Any feeling we know comes from a thought first. If the feeling is bad or painful, then it’s obvious that the thoughts that are creating those feelings are painful as well. The solution to that would be to not think so much on a bad experience, but rather if the thought comes up, think about what good it did for you. Also think about what you learned in that particular situation. Then move on to something else good.

Have you ever woke up one morning and hit your foot against something? If you are like me you know that may be the most annoying thing in the entire world, especially if its the first thing you experience when you wake up! However, I know that if someone was down the hall with 1 million dollars and you had to race someone to get it, surely you wouldn’t stop and complain about a little thing like that now would you? No you wouldn’t. That alone should tell you that you really have a choice whether something can hurt you or not, it’s all based on how you react to it. People spend so much time escalating their pain and misery while unconsciously knowing their even doing it. If you notice a pain anywhere in your body and you start complaining and pointing it out to yourself and everyone else around you, what do you think is going to happen? It’s definitely not going to heal. Wherever your attention is, grows. So that pain you are concentrating and focusing on, Grows! That person that treated you unfairly, Grows! Any negative thought, or negative physical pain that you are always wining and complaining about like a little sissy baby, Grows!

Here’s a trick. Remember that time when you had a headache or your foot hurt? It hurt and hurt mainly due to your concentration on the pain. But, when your focus and attention shifted to something else, the more you had your attention away from your pain, the less pain you felt! Suddenly you didn’t feel any pain at all! Amazing! Thats the secret, or maybe its not but whatever it is you know now how to deal with any type of pain. Remember, this doesn’t mean your invincible, so don’t go out trying to be superman.