Healing Diary #1 growth

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Today, I’m starting a series of self-love and self-realization. It is dedicated to the journey of inner growth and personal transformation. As part of my healing process, I learned that there is a lot of pain, learning, and growth to encounter in this lifetime. My hope is that whoever is reading my blog can feel less alone in theirs and be inspired to turn the pain into power. 

Kensho and Satori are two ways we grow as individuals, as souls, and as human beings.

Kensho is growth by pain. It’s when pain enters our life to prompt us to make a shift.

It is the movement when your business fails and you look back at what may have gone wrong and learn what to do the next time you attempt your next business. It is the moment when you fall ill and once you recover, you make a commitment to take better care of your health. It is the moment when your relationship ends, but the experience makes your heart more resilient and you learn to love and appreciate yourself more.

Kensho is often gradual and slow. The pain and growth are usually unnoticeable until after a few years, you reflect on your experiences and realize that you’re a completely different person. Because these Kensho moments, as small and as subtle as they are, build up over time.

Compared to Kensho, Satori is far more pleasurable, yet happens far less frequently.

It might be an idea you picked up from someone else, a revelation you get from a Zoom call, a wisdom you gain from a mediation practice. It levels you up in a way where the things that used to scare is just a distant memory. 

However, Satori shows up regularly only if you are focused on a limited number of topics. Your brain has a finite capacity. Distractions and incoherences block out the subconscious processes.

By immersing ourselves in our personal growth, we put ourselves in the best position to receive inspiration, whether through Kensho or Satori. Then, life becomes an ever-growing unfolding of new ideas, insights, and awakenings.

We can now see and experience the pain in a completely different light. It will no longer be something that would pull us down. Instead, pain became an indicator of new-found growth.

We can also become more grateful for the infrequent inspirations. Consequently, we gift ourselves extra space for rewarding experiences that will help us fulfill our dreams.

Whatever process we are going through, they will be long-termed. Consistency leads to prevalence. Whenever you feel like giving up, remember that: The last thing that grows on a tree is the fruit.