Words By: Barbara Symons - Podcast # 6

Barbara Symons Author of: Escaping Christianity ~ Finding Christ and Musings From an Ex Christian Fundamentalist You have heard it said that pain is your greatest teacher, and why is that? What does pain teach us? You must be physical to feel pain. Being physical affords your spirit (that part of you that is non-physical) to feel with you both joy and pain and everything in between. This is highly desirable by Spirit, the immaterial indwelling of Divinity desires to FEEL right along with you. Why??? As a physical being you are uniquely endowed with your five senses and are able to “feel“ the full spectrum of sensations and emotions. Your spirit is in you, feeling what you feel according to how your emotions dictate you should feel. This is a rare experience. ONLY IF YOU ARE HUMAN and, IN A BODY, may you experience PHYSICAL SENSATIONS. Physical and emotional experiences likewise regulate HOW WE EMOTE and REACT or RESPOND to stimuli. Emotions are reg