PAIN = Pay Attention Inward Now. Pain is often treated as an enemy to conquer, suppress, numb, or escape. However , I’ve discovered that pain can be one of the body’s most intelligent forms of communication. Whether physical, emotional, relational, or spiritual… pain is a signal. It is drawing our awareness toward something that is asking to be seen, felt, understood, or healed. When we turn away from pain, it often grows louder. When we turn toward it with curiosity… pain becomes a doorway into the unmet need and the part of ourselves that has been waiting for our attention. We aren’t required to necessarily “fix” pain. Sometimes, it’s simply asking to be witnessed. And often, it just needs compassion and love. The invitation is simple: Pay Attention Inward Now. Meet the pain. Listen to what it is trying to communicate, allow love to arrive in the very place that of hurt. It’s been my experience that pain is not the opposite of love. Pain is often the place where love is be...