The quest to “be better” has much suffering.
The reason?
You expose yourself. Instead of playing in your “corner,” you’ve decided to reach out and see more. You got vulnerable.
When, not if, but when you fail, it sucks.
You have a few options after, one of which is to curl up into a ball and retreat to your corner.
A better idea, methinks, is to learn how to feel and understand suffering. Frame it as the cost of admission. Know that at the end of the ride, you’ll “be better.“
From the desk of Adam Thomas 