Edgar Allen Poe once said, “All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.”
I want you to take a minute to reflect on the suffering you’re experiencing in your life right now.
…Can you trace the root of the suffering back to one of these causes?
If so, I want you to next identify whether the suffering is a superficial creation done by social media, mass marketing, and/or living in a materialistic culture… or if it’s created from something deeper.
Some suffering is meant to be felt. Heartbreak; loss; wrongdoing… this is the kind of suffering that makes you truly appreciate… that wakes you up to your purpose… that turns your attention inward and forces inner growth.
…And some suffering is completely unnecessary and doesn’t need to be felt at all.