Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy

Kahlil Gibran
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When people hurt, they usually blame themselves. They say something like “I’m not good enough,” or “I’m not doing enough to make things better,” or “I should have done this or that.” But sometimes the reason for our pain is not our fault at all. Let me give you an example. Let’s say you are in a band and you have just lost a big battle with the other band members to get one of your songs recorded by a major label.

You feel rejected and stunted in your musical career. You are angry and bitter, but then you realize that maybe that was not really about musical disputes. Maybe it was about something else—something larger than music, something bigger than your band.

It may be that one of the other band members is competing with you due to jealousy, ambition, or even love—in any case, some kind of rivalry has affected all of you in some way. And when the music wasn’t good enough to sell records—so much was at stake! Then it becomes clear that there is more at stake in your band than just music.

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