“It’s all good.” “Things work out for the best.” Many make such statement when facing difficult times. The reviews how the author tested these ideas and learned that held.
Exercises for reviewing the episode’s content
Exercise 1:
Love is transcendent. The love one feels for a child, for example, crosses culture and time. That’s how it is with love from the heart, the love associated with compassion. Does this make sense to you?
Exercise 2:
We are containers for love. If love lives within us and passes through us, we are connected to the transcendent aspect of love. Do these statements make sense to you?
Exercise 3:
Wisdom is another name for love. If we love a pet, we treat it with a love that’s thoughtful and caring, a love that’s wise. How has wisdom guided you in your most loving relationships?
Exercise 4:
As you look back at your life, do you see times where love and wisdom were at work? If you see love and wisdom behind the scenes in one setting, then love / wisdom has to be present in all settings and circumstances. Could it be otherwise?
Exercise 5:
I should be able to drop worry if love is always with me, not because everything works out well, but because I’m not alone. Does this make sense?
Exercise 6:
Life is about growth. Have you ever grown through difficult circumstances? Did difficulties ever bring out the best and most human in you? Can you see the possibility for wisdom in challenges and difficulties?
Exercise 7:
If we know that wisdom and love are present in the events in our lives — even in our most difficult ones — we can face each setting and situation with calm, presence, and focus. We can be ourselves. Does this make sense?
Exercise 8:
We can test the idea that our lives are filled with wisdom and love by taking the leap and living and acting as if the idea were true. If the idea holds, we should feel stronger, more competent, more loving — more fully ourselves. Do the ideas in this episode make sense to you? If so, what’s stopping you from taking the leap and testing them in this way?