Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU
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HONOR YOUR DISCOMFORT, BECAUSE IT’S TRYING TO TELL
YOU SOMETHING
The greatest gift that life will hand you is discomfort.
Discomfort is not trying to punish you! It is just trying
to show you where you are capable of more, deserving of
better, able to change, or meant for greater than you have
right now. In almost every case, it is simply informing you
that there is more out there for you, and it is pushing you
to go pursue it.
Instead of trying to pacify this discomfort, mental strength
requires that you listen, learn, and begin to change your
course.
If you can begin to see your life as a feedback mechanism
that is reflecting who you are with the ultimate goal to
help you live better and more fully, all of a sudden you
realize that it was never the world standing in your way,
but your own mind.
HOW TO TRULY ENJOY YOUR LIFE
If you were to ask, many people would undoubtedly agree
that they believe the purpose of life is to enjoy it. However,
so many people struggle to be present and actually
experience their lives as they are. The culprits are varied
and can include everything from unrealistic expectations