Your enemies are your best spiritual teachers

More often than not, we all experience problems, sometimes daily and our entire thought process is wrapped up on dealing with the external conditions. Sometimes, we do not have the right attitude when dealing with problems, and become defensive, aggressive and escalate problems. 

When I lost my job, I was devastated, emotional, angry and carried a lot of resentment within my mind. Over the past few months, I have come to realize that I was doing more harm to myself than the people and the situation that ultimately caused a shift in my life.

Today, I embrace the situation and realize that it is not a problem. The thoughts entering my mind, do not mean anything. I have learned to see peace instead of this.

There is a beautiful quote from the Dalai Lama and I have to agree, enemies or problems can help to develop tolerance, patience and understanding.  

If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because
their presence provides you with the opportunity to
enhance and develop tolerance, patience and
understanding.

~ Dalai Lama ~