Whenever we inquire deeply enough into the truth about our suffering, we arrive at the place where, without changing direction, we stop descending and start ascending.*
Martha Beck

Yet overweighting our emotional investment with too much positivity brings its own dangers. The imbalance can inhibit learning, stymie growth, and limit our potential. That’s because negative emotions are essential too. They help us survive.**
David Pink

There is another you on the
other side of this pain,
Of course, there is another you who
is trying to ignore it, staying as
far away as possible –
Only one e is opening the way for
learning, growing, and moving.

Intuitively, we all know that pain is the force that transforms us.^

*Martha Beck’s The Way of Integrity;
**David Pink’s The Power of Regret;
^Donald Miller’s Hero On a Mission.