Life can be hard. There&#8217;s pain, uncertainty, misfortune, and misery. This can easily cause us to slide into a state of suffering and that&#8217;s understandable. After all, no one finds it pleasant to go through life&#8217;s hardships. But do we have to suffer or is suffering something unnecessary that we place on ourselves? Today we discuss a maxim that deals directly with this question. Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Resources <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/some-assembly-required/201401/pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional">Pain Is Inevitable; Suffering Is Optional</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/613585-pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional-say-you-re-running-and">Haruki Murakami Quote</a> <a href="https://mytherapist.ie/pain-inevitable-suffering-optional/">Pain Is Inevitable: Suffering Is Optional</a> <a href="https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pain-versus-suffering/">Pain Is Inevitable; Suffering Is Optional</a> <a href="https://oneminddharma.com/pain-is-inevitable-suffering-is-optional/">Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional</a> <a href="https://7mindsets.com/suffering-is-optional/">Suffering Is Optional</a> Yes, these are all different articles. Inspiration of the Week <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KKP62FW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07KKP62FW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=reallyreallyb-20&amp;linkId=9a823abbc8968accfdaf8b63936a699e">Can&#8217;t Hurt Me</a> <a href="https://whereshouldwebegin.estherperel.com">Where Should We Begin?</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siOac20LQUk">Tony Robbins 90 Second Rule</a>



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