Suffering is an internal state.
And you’ll never be able to outrun what’s inside.
In fact, the longer you try running from suffering the more time it’ll have to build strength and the more tired you’ll ultimately become.
The way towards healing isn’t running—no.
The way towards healing is stopping.
…And looking at the suffering; sitting with it; inquiring into its existence—understanding the suffering (that never just arbitrarily arrives).
And then slowly, slowly—rebuilding your strength while you drain it of its own.
Until eventually you can turn suffering into softness that you can then mold like clay and let go of like art.