The Dream Catcher Podcast

5 Valuable Lessons That We Learn From Pain

Do you feel uncomfortable when thinking about painful times in your life? Have you always viewed challenges as nothing but hindrances? Do you want to live a pain-free existence?

Pain is a universal experience. No creature on the planet is exempt from feeling it. It’s a biological mechanism that maintains balance in our system but many of us don’t see pain this way. Instead, we see it as an inconvenience and some kind of defect that needs to be fixed or cured.  

When we avoid pain, we miss the deeper and enriching experience that on offer. Just as light cannot exist without the dark, the human experience is not complete without moments of sadness. Even though pain is unavoidable it is a great teacher and the impetus for our evolution in consciousness.

All we need to do is to transform our relationship with pain and keep our minds and hearts open to reap the wisdom from every painful experience that we endure. In this week’s post, I provide some insights on how we can cope with pain based on spiritual scriptures and expertise of exemplars. I also list down the top five lessons that we can glean from pain if we keep our hearts and mind open.

[Interview] How to Create Magic in Your Life (feat. Mark Williams)

[Podcast Interview] Do you sometimes wish that you could recapture that childlike sense of wonder that you had as a kid? Would you like to view the world as place filled with magic, splendor and beauty?

As most of us grow up, we no longer allow ourselves to experience the wonders and mysteries of life.  What I love about the art of magic is that it has the power to elicit that child-like sense of wonder within us no matter how old we are.

I’ve been a big fan of magic since I was little and I’ve been fortunate enough to watch live shows of some of the biggest illusionists out there such as David Copperfield, David Blaine, Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, to name a few.

So I thought who better to talk to about finding magic than someone who actually lives and breathes it. That’s why I decided to invite, Mark Williams who is a semi-Professional magician who has been performing magic for over 45 years, for a chat on my podcast. 

I had the opportunity to speak with Mark to get deeper insights into his professional journey as a magician and his thoughts on some deeper life themes as it relates to magic.

I hope that you’ll enjoy listening to this magical podcast interview as much as I enjoyed participating in the conversation.