Pain pushes us away from harm, but it can also push us toward good things like exercise or school when staying stuck hurts more than trying. The shift happens fast once discomfort outweighs fear.
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Well, it's a sunny day at least. Man. Well, this morning sat down, did some writing, just some open meditative writing, just let whatever came come out onto the page. And what I found really amazing that flowed right out of that was this idea of how practical pain is. When crap hurts, you move away from it quickly. And realizing that you can use that To move towards positive goals instead of away from them is pretty amazing. Thinking about the gym and diets and going back to school or all of these different things that I've had to do lately, the idea of, well, yeah, those come with a necessary amount of pain. It's going to suck to get up and move towards those things. And yet, when the pain of staying still is greater than the pain of what you're moving towards, it's amazing how quickly you make that shift. So, just something to consider.