The uncomfortable yet productive kind of pain
When I look back at my life, the greatest experiences I’ve had involved overcoming suffering.
We’re supposed to be comfortable all the time now. Even the slightest bit of discomfort means it’s time to hit eject. But that can be needlessly reductive. Too often, we inflate a challenging-but-worth-it-simmer into a make-it-stop-5-alarm-fire.
When I look back at my own life, many of the greatest experiences I’ve had initially involved discomfort. And …
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