Overcoming pain

Life isn't always easy, sometimes you have to go through things that are painful, that you don't want to go through. But that's what builds character, that's what makes you strong, that's what makes you who  you are. How do you think you gain experience? How do you think you become strong? How do you think you build character. People misunderstand pain, they look at it as a bad thing, it's not bad it's good. Stop running from your pain and face your pain head on! Pain creates the prize. Stop drinking to get away from the pain, stop getting high to get away from the pain, how are you going to grow, how are you going to learn if you are running from your pain, if you are avoiding the pain, that will only make it worse. I challenge you to FEEL the pain, to FEEL the emotions you have, don't run or hide from them, don't avoid them. It won't be easy, if it were everyone would do it, but if you can just get through your pain, you will be successful.