Something I’ve learned in the last year is that any source of discomfort we have has a purpose. And that purpose is to show us the places where we have to be aware of something that we need, that we need something that isn't in our lives, or someplace we are not in alignment with our authentic self.

Ever since I’ve gained that awareness, my goal when I start to feel a certain level of discomfort that I can’t shake, rather than trying to find a way to numb it or avoid it, I challenge myself to sit with it without trying to change how I feel physically or internally. I sit with the yucky discomfort, allowing it to feel gross and then I ask myself: What is this discomfort trying to show me? What is its purpose? What feelings am I feeling at this moment that are making me uncomfortable? And what is that feeling a clue to?

The process in these moments is to recognize the discomfort, allow yourself to feel the feelings, and ask yourself what it is trying to show you. The message is almost always about your fears trying to show you they are present, so you can shift your mindset around them.

You will continually repeat this process over and over again until you make your way through all of the superficial fears and get to a place where you can dive deep into those core fears. Because that is where the real work needs to be done. That is where you will achieve deep inner healing and when you will experience profound freedom.

My challenge to you is this. This week, when you find yourself experiencing any sort of discomfort, I want you to recognize it, pause, then ask yourself what am I feeling? What is causing this feeling of discomfort? What is this feeling trying to tell me about what is potentially missing from my life in this moment? How can I find a way to create those things within myself so I am not seeking them from external sources? What fears is this discomfort trying to make me aware of? How can I dig deeper past those superficial fears this discomfort is triggering to identify my core fears that I've hidden a little deeper? How can I challenge myself to shift my mindset around those fears so they no longer control how I feel about myself? How can I acknowledge the ways I feel like I don't measure up and still completely love and accept myself regardless of whether or not my external environment or relationships is validating it?

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