Growing Pains As I reflect on my life journey and how far I've come/grown, I can honestly bear witness to the testament that "growth is a beautiful thing".......but beauty is pain or at least the process to it is. And not just the the physical pain/aftermath of personal grooming methods for vanity purposes, oftentimes the pain is internal(mental, emotional & even spiritual) especially on the road to finding your own true, eternal beauty rather than simply temporarily manufacturing it. It takes a lot of truth facing, soul searching, self exploring and ugly recognition/acknowledgement before one finally arrives to the beauty of it all. That's because the beauty of it all is the lessons learned, wisdom gained and the growth that has taken place as a result of that process. So, yes growth is a beautiful thing and I believe there is no such thing as true beauty independent of growth.....but the process of growing is pain, so beauty is pain. I think it's im...