Sunday 29 September 2013

Be grateful for your problems. Try to think of them as the stepping stones that can help you cross a difficult river. The more they force you to focus, the more likely it is that your next move will be a safe one because you will recognise what sorely needs to be seen. And if you feel that they are creating confusion, rather than clarity, be even more appreciative of their influence,they will be helping you to become clear enough to see how confusion was previously disguising itself as delusion.
Perhaps a better phrase would be 'look away from'. A part of you doesn't want to look. You are not sure that you are ready for what you are about to encounter or experience. Something crazy and chaotic is already starting to happen and the situation seems to be getting sillier by the hour. That's okay; you wouldn't want life to get boring would you? When the dust settles, all will be surprisingly well.
Sometimes, people make trouble because it keeps life interesting. They stir up tension. They invite drama. They court conflict. Why? For much the same reason that millions go to cinemas. We can't possibly describe these as pleasant ways to while away the time. But they somehow remind us that we are alive. Plus, when we come out, we realise that however bad our reality may be, it could have been worse! That makes us feel good. This week you won't need such false comparisons.
Think back to a situation in which you once felt scared. Remember how someone intimidated you - or took advantage of your innocence? Recall a time when you felt you had no other option than to accept something unsatisfactory. Now imagine the wiser, more experienced you, dealing with the same challenge. You would not stand for a lot of what you put up with then. What are you putting up with at the moment? Why? the 'future you' wants to tell the 'present you' to be stronger and braver. 

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