Pain, you don't scare me.

One thing I realized over the 4th, spent at my cousin's home by the lake, is that facing a long term health issue is one of the scariest things I can imagine. Yet, here I am- one year after I first noticed something was wrong. I've faced more physical pain this year than in my whole life combined, with MDs telling me this issue may very well never go away. So, I realized, I don't have anything to be afraid of anymore. Pain? I've met it, slept with it, laughed through it and traveled in spite of it. So, when my cousins asked me to try out the water& jet skis- though my initial reaction was fear- I jumped on! I think this experience is teaching me, fear truly is the obstacle I must overcome.