No pain, no gain?

I'm trying to think of pain as a growing experience. If I'm hitting the gym and parts of me hurt that I didn't even know existed, it means my body is getting stronger. If life is beating me up, then I just hope and pray that I can use it as a learning experience to become a better person.

But in the meantime..... ouch. Do you ever just want one day for "down-time" completely free of this crazy, uphill battle? Just one.... Just time to breathe, and be.