Choices

"You have the choice of this clear, high, impersonal yet loving peace, or the storms of human existence." Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood

It does not seem to be a choice of whether or not we have challenges in life, but it certainly is our choice how we deal with those challenges.  Joseph Campbell when asked if life was difficult and had challenges, said something to the effect, "Well, of course, and you just have to be okay with that."  Yes.  We do have to be okay with the fact that life has challenges.  Stop taking it personally.  Everyone has challenges, even if as we look at their lives, we may judge that they do not.  Everyone has challenges in their life.  Our task is to see the overall picture, not get taken up in the drama, not to take things so personally, and to remain a loving and peaceful presence to ourselves and to the world.