"Usually, they find that the place of suffering--the place where we are broken in spirit, when accepted and embraced, is also a place of peace and possibility. Our sufferings do not magically end; instead, we are able to wisely alchemically recycle them. They become abundant waste that we use to make new growth possible...Learning to embrace our suffering is one of the gifts offered by the spiritual life and practice."
Possibilities in Brokenness and Suffering
Possibilities in Brokenness and Suffering
Possibilities in Brokenness and Suffering
"Usually, they find that the place of suffering--the place where we are broken in spirit, when accepted and embraced, is also a place of peace and possibility. Our sufferings do not magically end; instead, we are able to wisely alchemically recycle them. They become abundant waste that we use to make new growth possible...Learning to embrace our suffering is one of the gifts offered by the spiritual life and practice."