Back when I was 12 years old, I broke my clavicle while playing little league football. That was the most excruciating pain that I have ever experienced this side of heaven. I traveled from the football field to my dad's car, from my dad's car, to our house, from our house to the hospital. I was heavily sedated which allowed the surgeons to aligne my collarbone. Once they did that, my arm was placed in a cast. After all that, I didn't think I would recover or make it through...so here I am 28 years later. Just this morning I had sharp pains streaking through that same shoulder that I broke 28 years ago. One would think that after things got better or when healing takes place the painful memory would go away....the truth of the matter is, it doesn't. I have not learned how to ignore the pain, but rather how to face it and overcome it. Overcoming it means that I refuse to allow what happened to me be the reason I give up and throw in the towel. You may not have experienced what I did, but whatever or whoever caused you pain can only hold you captive if you let them. Release the pain....it hurts sometimes, but you're healed...get better not bitter.
AG Wells
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