We built walls in a time when we thought that anxiety itself was a threat to life, but the reality is we can both tolerate and learn from it. We can live with not being liked, we can survive being misunderstood, we can make mistakes, we can feel bad. Having released the goal of avoiding discomfort as much as humanly possible and by any and all

In our most unsettled, ungrounded state, we can draw new remedies from our wounds, new structures of strength from the rubble of our predicaments. This is the alchemy of the human condition: in the crucible of our collapses, dislocations, injuries, and miseries, there is gold to be found in the lead that weighed us down. All it takes is our

Mindful observation of our discomforts opens the door to valuable insights about the nature of our suffering, enabling personal growth. By gently observing our experiences without judgment, we can uncover layers of emotion and thought that contribute to our discomfort, ultimately leading to deeper understanding and transformation.