Pain

Having a long personal history of listening to a variety of motivational speakers, I have found a very common thread that is weaved into each of their speeches. This being, we tend to recede from pain, from failure.

They share this commonly because it is true. We all recoil from any actual or perceived pain. Either that be social, physical, or imaginary we will do what we can to get a chocolate sweet over a mouth full of rocks.

It makes sense, though, when you think about it. We recoil from pain because it is an evolutionary trait teaching us to be aware and cautious of something that could deal us present or long term harm. However, the lesson being taught by this evolutionary trait is out of sync with most of reality. Often it is inflated and overweight.

Until we expose ourselves, our dreams, our ideas, and our passionate goals to the public the satisfaction of any of them ever being achieved will not happen. Until we free ourselves from the belief that pain through failure is to be avoided rather than embraced, no growth will ever happen.

Unless we free ourselves from the misleading belief that pain is only there to protect us from failing, we will die holding onto dreams that never were able to take flight.

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