As long as you see suffering as valuable, you’ll continue to suffer.
– Paraphrased from Adyashanti and A Course in Miracles.
What do I find when I explore this? In what ways do I see suffering as valuable?
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Suffering is valuable.
Suffering brings me….
Insight
Maturity
Support (from others)
Compassion
Love
Acceptance
Growth
Escape (from obligations)
An excuse (for what I haven’t done, realized, lived)
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When I identified each of these, and also when I inquire into them, I find a specific situation where I had that thought.