"There’s a story circulating about a guy who accidentally zapped his manly bits with bear spray. . . . [which] does nicely [to] open the topic of self-imposed suffering and canoe trips."
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This is your opportunity to confess suffering, trials and tribulations you've endured on canoe trips, which only later, perhaps, you interpreted as a form of joy, mental clarity or spiritual connection.
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Hurts So Good: Why The Trials And Tribulations Of Hard Trips Are So Good For The Soul
Wise men and women of every tradition claim suffering can bestow clarity.
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This is your opportunity to confess suffering, trials and tribulations you've endured on canoe trips, which only later, perhaps, you interpreted as a form of joy, mental clarity or spiritual connection.