We all know that growth is rarely easy. It often comes with discomfort, vulnerability, and the need to let go of what no longer fits. Just like the aches of childhood, the growing pains of life can be messy, confusing, and even painful...but they are also the very signs that something new is unfolding.   In the opener of our new series Growing Pains, we explore what it means to outgrow old systems, beliefs, and relationships, and how stepping forward into the unknown often reshapes us into more expansive versions of ourselves. Growth stretches us beyond the familiar and invites us into a bigger world, even when it feels risky or uncertain.   At the end, Jake makes a major announcement about the future of our community. Join us as we step into the next chapter together!   Quotes:   “There is no coming to consciousness without pain.” — Carl Jung “In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.” — Abraham Maslow “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” — Neale Donald Walsch “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. “Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” — Kahlil Gibran “It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have begun our real journey.” — Wendell Berry