The Pain of Change vs. The Pain of Staying the Same
Growth isn’t always comfortable. A while back, I was struggling with severe back pain. The Doctor told to me to give up sugar because that could be contributing to inflammation in my body. I heard it… but honestly, I didn’t want to give up sugar. The thought of changing felt hard. But the very next day, I was down with severe pain and could hardly move. In that moment, something shifted in me. I realised the pain of staying the same was now worse than the pain of giving up sugar. And that is often how change happens. We don’t always change because it is easy.We change because staying the same becomes too costly. Change has a cost.But staying stuck has a cost too. So the real question is: Which pain are you willing to live with? The pain of discipline, growth, and change…or the pain of regret, frustration, and staying where you are? What is one thing in your life you know you need to change, but you’ve been avoiding?