The goal of life is not to avoid all discomfort but to have the strength, compassion and perserverance to deal with anything that comes my way.
Though I realize that I still absolutely want to move to a rural environment, I now know that I will not do this as a way to avoid dealing with conflict, which I realize was deep down one of my biggest issues. My desire to keep the peace at the cost of my truth made me very sick and want to hide from society; but no more.
May all beings be released from pain, by actually feeling these feelings first,
rather than avoidance.
