don’t seek struggle but don’t avoid it either
Often, it is through struggle that we learn and grow — or, rather, we have the opportunity to learn and grow through struggle. I’m not certain we all take advantage of this opportunity when it is presented to us.
I don’t believe struggle is the only way to learn and grow, despite it being a great teacher.
Before I go further, what exactly is “struggle?” One person’s struggle may be nothing to another, and one person’s nothing might be another’s struggle; it’s relative and subjective and not necessarily something to be compared from individual to individual. It’s up to you to define what a struggle is and to find the lesson in it.
If you are aware that life is constantly trying to teach you, guide you, and help you grow, then I think you can learn many lessons without having to meet struggle as your teacher.
If you are growth-oriented, I don’t believe you need to intentionally seek suffering to meet your personal growth goals.
I also don’t believe you should fear or avoid struggle. There will be some lessons that can only be taught through a struggle. There will also be some lessons that you didn’t learn when life tried to teach you in an “easier” way.
I try to approach life in a way that I’m always looking to learn and grow without having to go through a struggle, but I’m not going to lose my way when struggle shows up. I’m not running straight towards it, and I’m not running away from it.
Don’t seek more struggle than you need because you think it’s the only way to grow and learn–the reality is, struggle will eventually find you, so there’s no reason to subject your Self to more of it than you have to.
See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,
JC
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