She looked at him like it physically hurt her not to speak, and yet she stayed silent.

This guy sounds like all the bad guys from the last ten years of murder movies all rolled into one. Like he might be the worst of those books you have there. If he was real, and really like that, then I should arrest him, right?” Matthew asked, hoping he could show the boy that he would protect him, and he could tell him the truth now.

“No, Deputy. Because he is real, and he is really like that, and you should run.

Here's another thing: There are certain wounds that never heal, certain hurts that never leave you alone, like a broken bone that heals wrong and always twinges when it's about to rain.

Rise up and lift your sword, peaceful warrior. Keep it strong and steady. You've already lived and fought a thousand battles, and you're not here—again—to cower in fear and pain.

Simply put, your pain body is the same thing as your unresolved emotional baggage.

Next time you are in physical pain, pause to ask yourself, "What is the emotion I am suffering with this?