Hi - I thought I would...
Hi - I thought I would share a less I once learned.
Ask yourself, as I often do, 'What is the lesson for me in this experience? Once I know that I have something to learn from my sorrow, as I have from any disappointment in life I can turn that sorrow into a song - almost instantly. Wen you find yourself in a state of self-pity, try repeating the words of the Objibway to yourself and you will soon see how trivial your self-suffering feelings are in comparison to your eternal soul. Make an effort to notice everything around you and things will change.
Who are the Objibway? You might like to do some research into these. But, for now here is what they said 'Now and then I go about pitying myself and all the while my soul is being blown by great winds across the sky'.
Enjoy!
Stphen
