Pain is a Sign

Yesterday I read something from Rachel Denning's blog that really got me excited. She said, "Pain is a sign that there is a problem and that something needs to be fixed, learned, improved, repaired or healed." If we are experiencing pain with not getting enough sleep, it's because our skill in that area is lacking and we need to work on it. 


Wow! This could really be life-changing. If I am experiencing pain in cleaning my house. I am most likely lacking skills that will help me. Or, maybe, I know how to clean my house, but I lack the skills to create systems to keep it clean. 

So, in order to improve in any given area, we need to find the pain point. Figure out what is causing the pain, and then figure out how to develop the skill or skills necessary to help ameliorate in that area. 

I am lacking skills in expressing myself. In order to develop skills in my communication I am working on building my vocabulary. Oftentimes when I am trying to explain something I can't think of any words that will help me to describe it sufficiently. This leads to frustration and being tongue tied. I have a long way to go, but at least I know one way to improve.