Compare to Be Aware

Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras · Aug 12, 2026 · 1m

Morning Mantra: "Everything we go through has a purpose."

I've experienced quite a bit of physical pain in the last few months. It seems that as soon as I was over the pain from my kidney stone, my back went out. But there was a few days in between and I remember thinking, "Wow, I'm not in pain."

Pain has taught me to appreciate the things that don't hurt.

How many days am I not in pain and don't really appreciate it? I take it for granted.

It's like that with everything. You need to experience the opposite of things to be able to compare, in order to learn appreciation.

You need pain to…