No, You Can’t Opt-Out of Suffering

If it hurts and you’re suffering, you’re not doing it wrong

If it hurts and you’re suffering, you’re not doing it wrong

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There’s a Buddhist quote that says, Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. It circulates on social media, and the first time I saw it, I nodded along as if I was reading wisdom. But really, it’s just more spiritual bypassing cloaked in a pretty turn of phrase.…