I feel that I am being asked to embrace ALL of life not selective parts of it. Sometimes I feel that since MY God is not a punishing God I can simply cruise through life without suffering.

For some 2 years or so I seriously went by the guidance of the Buddha through the teachings of Sylvia Boorstein. I carefully differentiated PAIN from SUFFERING. Very hard indeed.

Now that I am guided by Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Dr Bruce Lipton,Gary Zukav etc, the focus is different but it is inevitable that I deal with the issue of suffering.

I realize that suffering is to me, any situation where I don’t get what I expect or what I want. But is this objective SUFFERING?

I am more peaceful with Louise Hay whose focus is GRATITUDE. This is easy. I have much to be thankful for.

Wayne Dyer focuses on thoughts and words as related to manifestation of the reality we want.

Dr Lipton focuses on thoughts and words as related to our health and so do Hay and Dyer.

Hay also stresses the havoc our FEARS create in our lives.

Therefore, I think, the better way for me is to be proactive rather than just wait to react to whether or not I gt what I expect. after all I love planning and dreaming.