Quit your 'healing journey'

We do what we value. If you come to value healing, you will keep thinking you are broken and keep looking for wounds to heal.

Forever digging in the dirt, forever healing. You'll get good at finding suffering, and you will seek to suffer so that you can heal.

"Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth.
Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer."
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

At some point you need to stop this "healing journey" and focus on "living your life" forward. It's probably sooner than you think.

Reflect on your past week, write down a list of the hurts that automatically came up in your mind, the ones that still have a lot of emotion and energy for you. Also note the repeated intrusive thoughts you have, especially ruminating on the past or any fearful thoughts of the future (catastrophizing).

These thoughts—not to be confused with the people or events—are the clues you can use to free yourself for good. Each of these hurts you can transform into a lasting clarity, peace, and purpose. With this transformation you can command your mind and never be lost in suffering again.

Raise your head and focus on the opportunity of life. The dream. The vision. Yes, there will be challenges along the way, and you will be able to solve them when they arise.

Remember why you started. To simply stop addiction? To get out of mental suffering? To have a better life? To stop self-sabotage and achieve your dream? To feel alive? Resolve the major hurt and keep working toward the dream. Being ambitious and successful is a higher virtue than being comfortable in suffering.


The above is an extract from the new book 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by Robert De Pinto.

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