<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Crisis is what suppressed pain looks like; it... > {{Crisis is what suppressed pain looks like; it always comes to the surface. It shakes you into reflection and healing.}} {{When you are avoiding your pain you are really only avoiding your growth.}} Get up in your pain's face — eyeball to eyeball — and say, "I'm not afraid of you!" {{The biggest liar you will ever meet is yourself. It is amazing the lies we tell ourselves because of fear.}} Stop your lying-mind dead in its tracks; no more running in frantic circles of nonsensical denial. No more blaming. No more escapism. No more neglecting. No more dodging and running. Suck it up. Swallow it. {{The only end to your pain is through fully consuming it and digesting it; otherwise it will consume you.}} When you face your fears in the light of openness and honesty, they will vanish. We carry many of these dark fears inside of us; frightening forms of mental obstacles that cast shadows on every beautiful possibility. **Source:** [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->