Pain is Temporary

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

~Lance Armstrong
 
Okay, I know Lance was talking about riding in grueling bike races over mountains and through treacherous passes.  However, it works just as well to describe my new Invisalign braces.  It's not so very charming to get braces at age 35.  My teeth hurt a lot.  I mean, they REALLY hurt, and I'm pretty whiny about it.  The doctor really lectures you about not skimping on the trays, and wearing them at least 20 hours every day.  The interesting thing is, though, that they hurt the WORST when I put the trays back in after eating.  It hurts much less to just leave them in all the time and skip meals.  The more I wear the trays, the less they hurt.  Eventually, they tell me, my teeth won't hurt at all.  As Lance tells us, pain is temporary.

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