why feeling stuck can be a gift

Feeling stuck is the gift that comes from pushing the bounds of one’s creative capacity. Struggling is the gift that comes from wanting to get better at something and not being there yet. Both conditions sweeten the eventual outcome. But it’s important not to fixate on the outcome because no one can predict when that end will come. And even when it comes, the moment of relief or success is fleeting, and so are the positive emotions that come with it. So, knowing the brevity of the experience and the feelings that follow feeling stuck or struggling, the only way to create a more lasting sensation of happiness, satisfaction, or general positive feelings, is to savor the process and focus all attention on what is happening now - inside the body, especially - and maintaining an awareness of how impermanent everything is.