I accept pain as it is. It's not an enemy that I have to flee from or fight. It is just another emotion that comes and goes. I will allow myself to stop, to sit and to be aware of things as they are. I recognize that just as every thing that is pleasurable has the seed of darkness in it, every darkness has the seed of joy in it. I recognize that these days, I am more confused than clear and more in darkness than in light. But I recognize that this is not a permanent state, and that the light will come pouring through the gaps and through the cracks. I promise to be gentle with pain when it comes.