My boyfriend sent me a link that was posted on the Dalai Lama's Twitter page. No, I don't know if he actually tweets, but at least someone is getting his word out there!
It was long, and not ENTIRELY relevant, but the overall moral was this: "The mind's most marvelous quality is that it can be transformed"
As it continues to feel exhausting and depressing, waiting for that physical fix to my issues, I really need to realize and work on the fact that I still have good in my life.
Mr. Lama also explained that when there is negativity in our lives, we have two ways to look at it. We can either realize that it is something that can be fixed, and instead of stressing over what to do and how to fix it, take comfort in knowing that it will be done. Or, if it turns out the issue is insolvable, we must choose to accept that there is nothing we can do about it, therefore we shouldn't stress over it.
I can do some work on recognizing that every IBS or anxiety related attack will always pass no matter what, and try to focus on, and take comfort in that, as opposed to dwelling so deeply on the current fears and symptoms. That is something I can work on.
And instead of worrying and feeling utterly guilty for the way my illness/issues have been destroying many aspects of my life..I need to believe that one day I will be fine, maybe even boringly normal, and all this SUCK will just be behind me.
I suppose that if the Dalai Lama can remain positive despite losing his country and his identity, I must be able to look harder at the happiness in my life.
The Dalai Lama can remain positive because he exercises strict enforcement of illegal religious discrimination on his Tibetan exile community, and has CIA ties. See www.westernshugdensociety.org, it's pretty wild!
ReplyDeletelol Thank you.
ReplyDeleteStill, having your own exile community and being involved with the CIA has to be stressful at some point!