Emotional discomfort in life, when accepted, rises, crests, and crashes in a series of waves. Each wave washes away an old layer of you and deposits treasures you never expected to find. Out goes inexperience, in comes awareness; out goes frustration, in comes resilience; out goes hatred, in comes kindness. No one would say these waves of emotional experience are easy to ride, but the rhythm of discomfort that you learn to tolerate is natural, helpful, and necessary. The discomfort eventually leaves you stronger and healthier than it found you.
