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In the American plains, both cows and buffalo (or bison) can sense when a storm is coming.
Their reactions, however, are completely different and that difference changes everything.
When a storm approaches, cows instinctively run away from it.
But because storms move faster than cows, they end up running with it, prolonging their time in the wind, rain and chaos. Their avoidance keeps them in pain for longer.
Buffalo, on the other hand, do the opposite. They turn toward the storm and run straight into it.
By facing it head-on, they move through it quickly. The storm still hits them but only for a short while. Then it passes and they emerge on the other side sooner, stronger and free.
The lesson is timeless:
When we avoid pain, we extend our suffering.
When we face it with courage, we move through it faster and find peace more quickly.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it means to face our own storms…
The hard conversations, the endings we didn’t expect, the truths that take time to see clearly.
Maybe courage isn’t about being fearless, but about turning toward what hurts, trusting that calm is waiting beyond it.
Facing the storm doesn’t make the pain disappear, it makes the journey toward peace and clarity shorter, richer and ultimately freeing.
[Based on the metaphor by Rory Vaden]
