We will all have struggles but we don't have to suffer. These words, or similar because I can't remember where I read them recently, really got me thinking. Do I struggle? Do I suffer? The words in and of themselves are not ones that usually come to my mind. Instead, yes, I face challenges. Yes, I don't always feel good as I work through those challenges.Over the years, I have learned a more positive way of thinking and speaking - though I must admit I regress from time to time. Challenge feels better than struggle, don't you think? But I can understand how some people feel the need to struggle and suffer during their struggling. It's what they know.
At the moment you could say I am struggling with these words to say what I want to say. Wrestling comes to mind. You could say that I suffered through my bronchitis last month, coughing most nights instead of sleeping. Funny, I never considered myself suffering. I felt bad, undeniably, and getting well was my challenge (struggle?).
Suffer - to endure, tolerate - was not always energetically negative. We have made it so and the dictionary I'm looking at actually confirms this. Struggle by definition must include great difficulty. We can make things so hard sometimes, can't we? Is our reward bigger by degree of difficulty?
Many claim that words have power, that they have higher or lower vibrations and should be used carefully. I agree to a point. For me, if you have absolutely no energy one way or another on or about a word, it is neutral and without vibration. I could be wrong about this, but I know I can use the words struggle and suffer without fear of consequence. Someone who does have a negative belief on these words will most likely attract more suffering and more struggles if this is their focus.
How did I get to this place? Well, of course, my trainings and studies of personal and spiritual growth. But late, I think it's because I have been practicing (practicing, as in I'm not perfect at it yet) surrender. Not giving up, but surrendering to what is, doing what needs to be done, and knowing the answers will come and the outcomes will be for my highest good. There is no suffering in surrender, at least in my experience.
So, there it is. Yes, there will always be challenges (life would be pretty boring without some), but suffering is a choice. My musings. Tell me what you "muse" about this subject! I'd love to hear from you.
