Healing pain
Sometimes pain lasts for years and we carry it with us. It is easy to ignore and become numb to the pain, yet we cannot deny its truth. This pain prevents us from doing things in life that we sometimes wish we could do. Is it our doubts or anxieties from a past experience that taught us to be warythis way? It is a normal reaction, especially for a child, to touch the fire and realize that you will no longer be just touching it. These are the things we've learnt, and sometimes we don't even understand why we behave the way we do. Ideally, we operate on inspiration and thrive, which leads to the good life we seek, but it is often far more beneficial to operate while aware of your discomfort. Fear and being afraid of becoming homeless, for example, can motivate us to keep going. Whatever works for you is fine, but I believe if there was a way to do things with serenity and thankfulness, we would not burn out as much as we do when functioning at these desperate levels. We discussed...
