The article discusses how avoiding uncomfortable emotions like fear and disappointment can hinder personal growth and self-compassion. It reflects on how many people confine themselves to limited identities based on these fears. The writer shares personal experiences of feeling nervous and cautious, believing these traits were unchangeable. However, it emphasizes the importance of learning to be with our emotions instead of avoiding them, suggesting that facing these feelings is crucial for overcoming self-imposed limitations and developing a more dynamic and compassionate self-identity.
Being cut off from our own natural self-compassion is one of the greatest impairments we can suffer.
We don't want to slow down our busy lives because it feels too terrifying to contemplate emptiness and quiet.
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