Turn Toward Difficulty - Jack Kornfield

We can either run from difficulties and suffering or turn toward them in some fashion that ennobles us. If we want to discover our own dignity and courage instead of running away or being in denial, we actually turn toward difficulties and trust that our hearts are big enough to hold it all.

Follow your heart’s values and don’t be reluctant to lean into the wind. Whether you are in the middle of a divorce, a business disaster, loss, death, or on the verge of a huge success, make something good come of it. Our lives are unpredictable, but we always have choices. We are free to respond, moment by moment. Let yourself sense life’s vitality, know life’s joyful and painful evanescence, and respond with your whole spirit.