pain and pleasure
Achieving deeper levels of fulfilment by choice
When looking at punishment and reward in terms of educational methodologies, it’s psychologically proven that rewards are more effective than punishment.1
So far so unsurprising as pleasure promotes a higher state of being than punishment. If everything I believe in turns out to be a shared objective factual experience, that means that there is a natural drive towards a higher state of being, otherwise referred to as the good in every human being, against all odds. The following chart aims to illustrate that, even if pain and pleasure as such are not included. I believe that you know where to rank them, though.
My natural drive goes toward self-improvement and empowerment. Positive emotions are empowering. As we discover, however, it is also required to endure and move past negative emotions and face the pain experienced in that time.
the act of creation
The act of creation is the manifestation of invisible potential into actual tangible reality.
fear of judgement in expressing emotions
Fear of judgement in expressing emotions is a very common stance which holds us back from having an honest conversation with others and sometimes even ourselves.