Pain or Joy

My husband will often send me the Quote of the Day 

from the planning program that he uses at work. 

He usually picks the ones that he thinks I will like-

this one he says he picked

because it sounded like it's one 
I would have written.

In my defense I used to use the word "idiot" a lot!

"The trick is not how much pain you feel—

but how much joy you feel. 

Any idiot can feel pain. 

Life is full of excuses to feel pain, 

excuses not to live, 

excuses, excuses, excuses."

- Erica Jong