No Mud, No Lotus

     There are going to be challenges in your life or troubles or problems (call them however you want).  But is when you don't know this, and think there's some magic way to avoid or those challenges, when you start suffering because of them.  So wake up, stop dreaming of a world without troubles that doesn't exist.  Without challenges you don't grow and that's the purpose of this life, to grow.

If you can see, every single problem in your life, comes with two extra items in his 'trouble-bag' and those are: 1)An Opportunity to Grow even stronger, and 2)A Lesson that could change your life so you don't make the same mistakes.  That last part is very important because when you make the same mistakes over and over again, you're learning less and suffering more every time.

When you pray, don't ask for a life without problems that isn't happening.  Ask for the courage, the strength and clarity of mind to recognize the opportunity to grow as a better you, after every single quest in life. Grow!

Do You Have a Magic Feather?

        I really enjoy watching kids movies because they can easily teach you the most beautiful lessons about the deepest things in life.  But, this only happens if you have your eyes wide open.
The other day I was watching Dumbo, the elephant who could fly but wasn't conscious enough about this great power he had.
At the beginning, Dumbo thought that all his amazing power was in a magic feather.  And only at the end of the movie, he could recognize the truth.  That he didn't need anything from the outside to reach his great power.  He realized that everything he needed, was already within himself.  But this knowledge only came when he was truly falling down.  It's beautiful doesn't it?
So don't wait to throw all your Magic Feathers away.  Realize that you already have all the power to become a great human being within yourself.  Don't wait for an external thing, a person or an idea to do the work you have to do in this great life. Fly!