No pain, no gain

“No pain, no gain”

For so long, I subscribed to this mindset. If I wasn’t in pain, I wasn’t pushing myself hard enough.

I wouldn’t admit it but deep within me, I held this truth.

So I sought pain where I could.

But it doesn’t work that way. Pain for the sake of pain is not meaningful. It’s just unnecessary suffering.

So I’ve been on a journey of redefining my relationship with pain.

To do great things, pain is inevitable but it’s not necessary.

I can appreciate and honor it without having to seek it.

It’s a subtle reframe but one that I think will help me be happier and healthier.