There are moments in life when we don’t get what we want.

Something takes longer than expected.
A relationship doesn’t respond the way we hoped.
We have to do something difficult, uncomfortable, or simply exhausting.

And almost immediately, a feeling rises inside of us.

We don’t like how it feels.

So the mind begins talking.

“I hate this.”
“Why do I have to do this?”
“This shouldn’t be happening.”

Then the brain does something interesting — it starts searching for explanations.

We begin looking for what is wrong:
Maybe something is wrong with my life.
Maybe something is wrong with them.
Maybe something is wrong with me.

But many times…

Nothing is wrong.

We are simply standing in the middle of a hard season — the space between where we are and where we want to be.

The brain wants comfort now.
But growth almost always requires endurance.

PART 2 — WHY WE GET STUCK

Here is what most people don’t realize:

We are not actually resisting the situation.

We are resisting the feeling created by the situation.

Listen as I discuss more in this new podcast.