Be the person the moment needs

I question semi frequently what’s more important to me. Avoiding the pain or being strong enough to hold the pain. This one’s usually a tricky kind of situation to find myself in. Some discomfort can be easily identifiable… Some can take time to pinpoint the reason as to why and the subsequent solution. Fighting circumstances… being relentless… I hated hearing these things. I imagined it meant that “they won’t let me climb the mountain!” I realize now that it was a translation issue… They said, “take the rocks out your shoes”