Even When You Are Failing, Pick Yourself Up

Nothing is easy. But if you do not give up on yourself, if you do not give up on your dreams, you can turn things around. You can make things happen. You can create your own life.

You can do anything if you don’t forget why you are doing what you are doing. Even when things are not going well, be there for you. Even when you are failing, pick yourself up. Be there for yourself. If you are not there for yourself, do not expect people to be there for you.

Even when you think you can’t make it, keep trying. Even when you feel you are alone, you are not alone. Even when you think you are done, you are NOT done. It is just the beginning of something new in your life.

No matter what is going on in your life, be thankful that you are going through what you are going through.

Never stop counting your blessings. The more you count your blessings, the more you will have to count.

Why We Suffer

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Why do we suffer? Where does suffering come from?

According to Pema Chodron, ‘Our repetive suffering does not come from this uncomfortable sensation but from what happens next… .It comes from rejecting our own energy when it comes in a form we don’t like. It comes from continually strengthening habits of grasping and aversion and distancing ourselves. In particular it comes from our internal conversations- our judgments, embellishments, and labels ablout what’s happening.’

If you want to free yourself, you must face your reality. instead of hiding your feelings, why not focus on what you can change? Why not explore what you are feeling, what the feelings are communicating to you?

No matter what is going on in your life, if you want to learn from it, you must embrace your feelings. And do not run from your feelings; accept them.