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Katia Costa posted an update
5 weeks ago (edited)
A message from pain
There is a strange comfort in pain. It comes with a script, a role, and an endless list of permissions.
Don’t change. Don’t risk. Don’t grow. After all, you’ve been hurt.But here’s the uncomfortable truth: some people are not afraid of pain. They’re afraid of healing.
Pain can become useful. It attracts attention.
It excuses bad behavior. It explains why things never work out. It even gives a sense of control, a quiet authority to say, this is who I am because of what happened to me.
Over time, the wound gets promoted to identity, and the stuck state starts to feel like home.Healing, on the other hand, asks awkward questions.
It removes the alibi. It gently but firmly asks: now that you see where the pain comes from, what are you choosing to do with it?Pain has a message, not a job contract.
It shows you where something matters, where something broke, where care is needed. It was never meant to run your life, narrate your story, or drive your decisions forever.The life you want does not need a better explanation of your wounds. It requires a new version of you.
A healed one. Not the wounded self you’ve been protecting out of habit, loyalty, or fear of the unknown.At some point, pain stops being a reason and starts being a choice.
And healing begins the moment you decide you’re done auditioning for a role you’ve already outgrown. 🌱2:36
Victoria1 Comment-
Thank you for this deeply impactful post, Katia. Your insights and contributions here on this forum are appreciated more than you know.🙏
Namaste, my soul sister.♥️♥️
I think that, along with Connection and Intuition, the subject of Pain and Suffering lies at the heart of spirituality. It certainly does for me. Pain and suffering are certainly what brought me to the door of my own spiritual awakening! And I was fortunate enough to have two beautiful angels there to open it (thank you, with all my heart,
Cam & Maddy 😇😇).
Most of my loved ones (outside the spiritual community) are in pain and suffering, but they are too afraid to heal; beginning the process is too overwhelming, or they aren’t ready, or they can’t let go of their trauma. My own life was defined by trauma before my spiritual awakening and I don’t miss a moment of it!🙏
Because, once inside that door, the spiritual world becomes too precious, too magical, to ever give up!✨ The peace of mind and sustained peace, the clarity and empowerment, the connection, the joy: they become far too great to ever leave behind, and I have seen few people ever choose to do so!
Again, thank you, Katia, for this for this inspiring and thoughtful post;
I am deeply grateful for you.🙏♥️🫅✨
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