“Your legs feel like fried bacon after a day of climbing and descending. It's a roller coaster ride, but no one is pulling you up the mountain. You're headed toward Yosemite more than 4,000 feet of pounding the pedals. You are aware of every movement because your thighs feel tender with a sensation of pain. You push on, toward the final ascent into the valley. In front of you is a monster mountain-El Capitan. Your eyes grow wide. You take a deep breath. Suddenly, you feel only wonder.” FeelsEyePainGrowsWonderFeetFrontsMovementMountainTravelBreathsFinalsLegsWideMonstersSensationsClimbingValleysPullingThighsDeep BreathRoller CoasterCoastersAscentDescendingPedalsTake A Deep BreathYosemiteRoller Coaster Rides Author:Frosty Wooldridge
“If a man dies of cancer in fear and despair, then cry for his pain and celebrate his life. The other man, who fought like hell and laughed in the end, but also died, may have had an easier time in his final months, but took his leave with no more humanity.” IfsMenMayEndsPainHumanityDiesHellCryMonthsEasierDespairDiedFinalsCancerCelebrateLaughedEasier Times Book:Full House Source: Full House
“Most drugs work on only about a third of the population, they do no damage to another third, and the final third can have negative consequences.” PainDrugConsequenceNegativeThirdsFinalsPopulationTherapyDamageInjuryNegative Consequences Author:Craig Venter
“Everyone suffers; life is pain; and death is the final punctuation at the end of that sentence, so deal with it. I really think you can manage pain and suffering by living in fullness and being true to yourself and all those seemingly vapid platitudes.” ThinkingEndsPainLife IsSufferingDealsFinalsSentencesBeing TrueManageFullnessBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfPunctuationPain And SufferingPlatitudesVapidLife Is Pain Author:Sufjan Stevens