Pleasure and pain are not related and therefore are not an either/or, though they may seem to be at first.
The only way they are similar is that they are both subjective.
For example there are some that feel pleasure from pain.
It is important to understand the power you can have when you realize that the pain or pleasure your are dealing with is your choice!
You decide what to focus on, how to interpret it and how to react to it.
A needle stuck in your arm can make you feel pain, have no sensation, make you feel pleasure or make you sexually aroused. The reality is in your mind - no where else.
So is the cup half empty, half full, both or is there no glass at all.
Typing this is giving me a headache. Man is that turning me on!
