It is impossible to be aware of everything that is going on all the time and advantageous to learn ways of thinking and acting that help minimize pain and danger, or increase feelings of comfort and safety. But while it may be good for our survival and our comfort to avoid an awareness of our own pain and fear—especially early on in life—if we don’t examine the ways we do this as we get older, we fall asleep to who we are and all that we might be.
