"To know our true identity destroys the mortal sense of existence which has kept us earthbound," Joseph Goldsmith.
Somehow, and I choose to believe it has been from the grace of God, early on in life I began to realize that experiences I would prefer not to have were going to happen despite my preference, and I realized that I had a choice in how I responded. It is similar to the old adage, should you spend the next four years getting a degree? Well, the four years will pass in any event, so what do you want the four years to exemplify or accomplish? Same approach in this. This experience that I might have preferred not to have is here; in this case it is a spouse with dementia. The years will pass and this experience will end -- that is a given. My only freedom within this is my choice: How do I want this experience to affect me? We can be absolutely sure that the experiences or challenges we encounter will change us; the choice for us is how will they change us? For me, long ago I decided that I would encounter each experience/challenge with the intention of it helping me to become a better, more mature, more evolved and contributing human being. In what way will your challenges change you? It is your choice. It really is.
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