The world
breaks everyone. And afterwards, some are
strong at the broken places – Earnest Hemingway
The power of suffering to transform our lives
Suffering opens our eyes…..
We learn how precious time
is. We learn to value time.
We learn how precious every
healthy moment is. We learn to value every healthy moment.
We learn how precious relationships
are. We learn to value every minute of time we have with someone.
We learn how precious and
fragile our human capacities and abilities are. We learn to value our
capacities and abilities.
We learn how precious our
blessings are. We learn to value our blessings and our opportunities.
We learn how precious and
fragile life is. We learn to value life.
Suffering makes us aware of
how strong we are…..
We learn we are stronger than
the strongest circumstances and trials.
We learn how resilient we are.
We learn our capacity to cope
with challenges, grief and loss.
We learn that pain has transformative
value.
We learn to find rays of
sunshine even in the darkest of clouds.
Suffering makes us more discerning…
We learn what to take
seriously.
We learn what to take lightly.
We learn how to act and react.
We learn to be more focused and intentional in our decisions.
We learn to choose our words and
actions wisely.
We learn to let go of useless
thoughts and emotions.
We learn, we learn, we learn.
This is the power of
suffering.
Out of
suffering have emerged the strongest souls. The most massive characters are
seared with scars – Khalil Gibran
Acknowledgements
Thanks for the feedback, (comments, likes, shares) on my Angie, I Will Remember For You post, and other recent posts. I appreciate
the affirmations that I am on the right track from old friends, new friends, and
relatives who have become friends. You keep me going.
NEXT, Thanks to all readers, current and future, for sharing
my Journey to Wisdom, Meaning and a Better Life. Like you, I am trying to
find my way through this complex maze we call life, and I am honored to have
you share my journey, as I continue to seek the wisdom hidden in plain sight.
FINALLY, A Happy Birthday shout-out: to those with April birthdays. Hope
you use your birthday month to get unstuck from all non-constructive
thoughts, emotions, and actions related to the current challenges and trials you are facing. And because suffering can strike anyone at any time, this wish goes out, not just to those with April birthdays, but to everyone else as well, those with January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December birthdays. Don't let what you can't change, or can't make happen, steal your joy. Focus on what you can make happen - in your immediate sphere, if that's all you can impact.
Have a blessed week.
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P.S. Not sure if you have time, but if you do, you may enjoy
these other posts:
Friendships
The United States of
Friendship – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6,Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part
10, Part
11, Part
12
Family
Our
Cake Boss Family, Family
Songs, The
Nightdress Brigade, Family
Advice I Am Grateful For, The
Porki And Bonkers Tradition, No
Need for 23 and Me,Letters
to Lucas, Flying
Lessons
Pets
A
Fresh Perspective on Pets, Secrets
of The Super Models In Our Family,BowWow,
Meoww, Why
You Should Not Abandon Your Pet
Nature
Hobbies
Managing Your Money
Yoga
for Investors, How to
Turn Your Girl Scout or Cub Scout Into a Stock Scout, Financial
Piece of Mind, Financial
Piece of Mind – Part Deux, A
Retirement Planning Formula You Won’t Find on Oprah
Simplifying Your Life
You
know what Wesabi is, How About Wabi Sabi? The
Simple Life, The
Element of Simplicity and Its Hope for Living a More Satisfying Life
Getting Over Your
Self-Consciousness
The
Element of Release From Inhibition, The
Element of Being Less Self-Centered and Its Hope for Seeing Things in The
Correct Light, The
Element of Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone and Its Hope For Experiencing More
of What Life Has to Offer
Learning to Laugh
How To
Deal With The Sheldon Coopers in Your Life – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,Part 4, The
Nightdress Brigade, You
Aced the SAT, How About the LAT?, How To
Cause Atmost Confuzen at the Scripps Spelling Bee, How To
Go From Madonna to Lilly to Myrtle in The Course of A Single Evening - And Even
Have a Sex Change, A
Facebook Face-Off, A
Short Stint in Advertising
Learning to Relax
How To
Become a Low Maintenance Person, Connected
Minds, How To
Become The Kind of Person People Want to Work with, How
Many Times a Day Do You Visit Ireland? The
Art of Carrying Things Lightly
Health
Raising
the Bar, 4
Healthy Eating Ideas I Learned from My Friend Julia, The
Element of Becoming More Focused and Precise In Our Goals and Its Hope for
Achieving Powerful Results
Pursuing A Dream
What’s
Next For You? The
Element of The First Step and Its Hope for Getting Big Things Started In Our
Lives, She
Victories
Changing in Good Ways
Maybe Its
Time To Become More Receptive, Maybe
It’s Time To Live More Purposefully, Maybe
It’s Time To Bust Some Myths, Maybe
It’s Time to Walk In The Direction Of Your Fears, Maybe
It’s Time To Understand What Freedom Is, Maybe
It’s Time To Turn the Page, Maybe
It’s Time To Rock The World, Maybe
It’s Time For Freshness
1 comment:
well said, Minoo! Its is truly suffering which tests our mettle, refines us and brings out the best in us
Ajay
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