Another lesson from our ropes course has become clear - sometimes working on a team, being vulnerable, and working hard, results in personal conequences. Pulling people up over an obstacle resulted in me having some fairly bruised ribs. Though painful now, it is a good feeling, knowing that I gave of myself in a manner befitting my comrades. They were worth the service, and I am reminded of that quite often as I bend and move during the day and night.
Also, because I was impacted personally by my efforts, I'm reminded that other's were impacted in their service for me. For that, I am grateful and encouraged, for it shows much about their character and willingness to put aside themselves for the benefit of the team and for me personally. I'm also made aware that we all have contributions to make and sometimes those contributions may have a significant cost, but that's part of being on a team, in a family, part of being something greater than just yourself.
A friend of mine has MS and pretty severe arthritis. Sometimes my hands have pain as the weather changes due to a touch of my own arthritis, yet I am reminded by the Spirit that my pain is nothing compared to hers, my pain is temporary while hers severly impacts her every day life. Having a little pain is a good thing when it causes us to focus on others, realize the many things that we blessed by in other ways, and realizing that life isn't just about being comfortable, that there are deeper and more significant aspects, and most of all that it's not all about myself.
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