Should There Be Suffering? Why You Don't Need Pain to Earn Happiness
Do you really need to suffer through something to deserve the good that comes afterward?
Do you believe in the old adage, "No pain, no gain?"
Stephanie doesn't.
Part of being human is experiencing highs and lows. Difficult things happen. Disappointment happens. Grief happens. Life has ditches, gullies, and cliffs right alongside the sunshine, roses, puppy dogs, and sparkles.
But that doesn't mean suffering is required to make the good parts of life more valuable.
In this episode, Stephanie explores the idea that you don't have to struggle unnecessarily in order to appreciate happiness, success, peace, or joy. Lows happen. Highs happen. And neither one has to justify the other.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why Stephanie doesn't believe suffering is necessary for happiness
- The difference between accepting life's inevitable difficulties and seeking out unnecessary struggle
- Why "no pain, no gain" isn't the only way to think about growth
- How you can appreciate the good things in your life without believing you had to suffer to earn them
- Why difficult seasons don't have to define your entire experience of life
- How Slow Living can make room for both the highs and lows of being human
A Slow Living Reminder
You don't have to make your life harder in order to make it more meaningful.
Lows happen.
Highs happen.
You don't have to manufacture the lows to make the highs better.
Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes life is wonderful. And sometimes it's a little bit of both.
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