Many people believe suffering comes from difficult people, bad luck, painful experiences, or unfair circumstances. But the Buddha taught something surprising: Much of our suffering is not created by what happens to us... It is created by how we relate to what happens. 1. We suffer because we want life to be different than it is. We want people to stay when they want to leave. We want change not to happen. We want reality to obey our expectations. 2. We suffer because we cling. We cling to relationships, possessions, identities, memories, and outcomes. The tighter the grip, the greater the pain when life changes. 3. We suffer because we fight reality. We spend years saying, "This shouldn't have happened." Yet reality has already happened. Resistance creates a second layer of pain. 4. We suffer because we believe every thought. The mind creates stories, assumptions, fears, and worst-case scenarios. Then we suffer over things that may never happen. 5. We suffer because we compare. Someone always seems richer, happier, younger, smarter, or more successful. Comparison turns blessings into burdens. 6. We suffer because we seek permanence in an impermanent world. Everything changes. People change. Feelings change. Circumstances change. Suffering begins when we demand that they don't. 7. We suffer because we take everything personally. Not every rejection is about you. Not every criticism defines you. Not every person's behavior is your responsibility. 8. We suffer because we keep reopening old wounds. The event happened once. But the mind relives it hundreds of times. 9. We suffer because we attach our happiness to external things. When your peace depends on people, outcomes, or possessions, your peace becomes fragile. 10. We suffer because we forget the present moment. The mind lives in yesterday's regrets and tomorrow's fears while life quietly passes by. A man once asked the Buddha, "Who causes my suffering?" The Buddha replied, "Often, the one holding onto it."

comment IM IN if you want to go through it as a group? I unlocked it in the classroom section and you can go through it now! in it you will learn... - My personal meditation practice (the candle flame technique that changed my life) - A somatic breathwork ceremony to release stored emotions from your body - How to let go of what's keeping you stuck in old patterns - ​The 5 biggest blocks to raising your vibration (and how to remove them) - ​How to tune to the highest vibrational version of yourself lmk if you're in and lets do this together!

That was me. Struggled with adhd for over 18 years Depression for 10 years Anxiety for 10 plus years chronic pain for 15 years Some of the days would be fine but then my pain or anxiety or depression would kick in.. and it would send me spiraling. I would try a new therapy or specialist and go in with the mindset that it wasn’t going to work. And the thing was a lot of them didn’t work because they didn’t get at the root cause But that mindset of: “yeah they might be able to fix these problems, but I am different” kept me from trying to overcome these problems for a long time. So I just started to cope with these problems because I didn’t think it was possible So I tried to suppress them. But each time something went wrong in my life the problems and symptoms I face got worse. It got to the point the pain and anxiety was so extreme that I no choice but to keep searching. I spent over 6 years in that search and broke myself free. I thought it was impossible to break free from what I was facing. If your are thinking that it’s not possible, know that it is possible.

Not everything you do needs to be productive. In fact, some of the most important parts of you only show up when you create space for play, creativity, and joy without outcome. This is where inspiration actually comes from. 💬: What’s something you loved doing as a kid that you’ve completely stopped doing now?

I started putting my phone away from me when I sleep …at other end of my room, and my dreams are more amazing.. I don’t know how it works but I’m liking it