The opening sentence in M. Scott Peck’s book, The Road Less Traveled, is this: “Life is difficult.” It’s a line that is famous for its honesty and brevity. Life is, in fact, difficult if one is paying attention. That doesn’t mean that it is joyless or that it is too hard. The statement is simply a recognition that to become our best selves it is necessary to accept that the journey isn’t always smooth. Indeed, it shouldn’t be. Growth comes from facing obstacles and solving problems.
It’s only human to back away from what is difficult or painful. But doing so can result in a kind of spinning of our psychological wheels. Getting out of the muck means recognising the muck we’ve sunk into and finding a new way out so we can grow.
So you can avoid growth by not doing the things that Marie advocates!
Continue reading to find out what they are!
