Short lesson: The two types of pain we choose
Lately my pain has been in the form of overwhelm, stress, and pressure to succeed.
In the past it was regret, shame, sadness, and frustration.
What is the difference?
One is caused by the decision to become great:
- To pursue and reach our potential.
- Leaning into our fears and edge.
- Facing our shadow and shortcomings.
The other:
- Avoiding our problems and potential.
- Distracting ourselves from the voice inside.
- Living below the standard we desire for our lives, and selves.
Whether or not we choose to make the most out of our lives, we will experience great pain.
We can lean in and earn the diamond in the rough… or we can ignore and compound the sickness.
As the great sage poet Rumi said:
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“The cure for pain is in the pain.”
— Rumi
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Let it consume you. Only then will you overcome it.
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“The pain that you hold is yours. There is not a single pain quite like it. Nobody else on God's green earth can feel this pain, or have the indescribable feeling of pride you will have when you overcome it. This pain is not your curse; this pain is your privilege.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Our pain isn't a burden, and the world isn't closing in on us.
It's a signal that tells us we are ready to grow. Like the sunlight causing a plant to go through photosynthesis... our pain is the catalyst for our greatest growth.
What do you choose?
To make the most out of your life, and yourself?
To avoid and ignore it to protect your fragile ego?
I made my choice long ago, and encourage you to join me.
Only then will you learn to love how painful and beautiful life is.
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The beauty of pain is that it's temporary, and it tells you when you're giving enough of yourself to pursue your dreams.
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
People like us aren’t “normal”.
We realize that our life is what we make it: We are here for a greater life and purpose.
Most people don’t see that.
They want to bury their head in the sand, and live life on autopilot.
- Unconscious.
- Average.
- Comfortable.
They think they will have an easier life that way… but that simply isn’t true.
It only brings more pain.
Don’t you ever wonder why most people can’t make it through the day without medication, or vices to numb themselves?
That isn’t “normal”.
It’s a sad prison for our body, mind, and spirits.
I feel great sorrow for those people.
That doesn’t have to be you:
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“The most intelligent (people), like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth… their delight is in self-mastery… They regard a difficult task as a privilege; it is to them a recreation to play with burdens that would crush all others."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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I am here to help you uncover the best version of yourself...
It isn't always easy, but nothing is sweeter.
