Understanding The Purpose of Pain and Suffering Ft. Moira Milligan | The GDP Ep. 31

You won't want to miss this one!  In This Podcast we sit down and talk with Moira Milligan, a Student in her Junior year at Wyoming Catholic College. Moira is beginning to plan for her Senior thesis topic which is, “Understanding the Purpose of Suffering”. Throughout this podcast we explore what she believes suffering is, why it is innate to human existence and how it should be approached.  Outline:  8:00 Jake’s experience outside  8:45 Why she likes the outdoors so much  11:30 Favorite outdoor activity  13:30 First getting into hunting  15:00 how live and suffering are intimately connected  17:30 Why do we experience suffering?  20:00 Meaning in suffering  21:00 The true testament of love by voluntary suffering  28:00 The hero story 30:00 Meeting the next version of you—with or without love? The how of how you approach it.  32:20 2 types of people in the world 36:00 Avoiding and accepting pain  38:00 Thought experiment of why we push through suffering  45:00 we are not made for suffering  46:00 The servant role 49:00 Finding purpose in their lives  52:00 Other races choosing suffering for initiation into the next levels of life 52:30 Rejoicing in suffering—what that really means  54:30 Practical ways to embrace pain—and what it means  55:45 Comfort and challenge zones 57:00 Lesson from college: adaptable people win 1:01:00 Our duty to be good—to make an impact  1:02:00: Exercising adaptability in the outdoors 1:04:00 Peaceful vs bitter people  1:06:00 Use your challenge zone to help others 1:09:00 The tree bearing good fruit 1:12:00 The main element of her thesis