Misery

C.S. Lewis writes:

Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery’s shadow or reflection: the fact that you don’t merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.

I praise the Lord that I am no longer at this point in my life.  But I remember for many years this is how I felt.  Not only did I always think about my pain, but I thought about the fact that I was always in pain.  It was mentally exhausting.  If you are walking the path with someone who is in pain right now, I hope this gives you new insight and little more compassion.