We would rather be ruined than changed;
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.
~W.H. Auden
This truth blocks my progress more than any external factor I have ever experienced in my life.
I want this idea to always be before me so that I remember to push through the hard times.
Why do we fear change?
Why do we resist reaching our potential?
Why are we really our own worst enemy?
Why are our "illusions" so precious to us?
Why do we procrastinate the best in order to have the good?