@nthaxis why thank you so much for your kind words and feedback!
I resonate with what you're saying. It is an endless process that one will never finish in their lifetime because even if you get to the greatest peak.. there's always going to be more room for growth! It's hard as a human to acknowledge the non-linear nature of consciousness.
It seems as you make this journey, things actually get harder, not easier. But it's a worthy trade-off as you become stronger and wiser, things become more meaningful altogether. It's an anomaly that we live in such an anti-pain culture though sometimes pain is needed to break though to new levels of consciousness. I agree though that the suffering can be lessened if one makes the effort to consistently follow their intuition and be honest with their self.
You reminded me of a quote I recently stumbled upon: "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it" -Rumi