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Daily Question, August 22

How might my life change if I believed everything that is happening can be for my learning?

  • TofuLove

    I tend to view things this way … but come to think of it, maybe not in certain areas. So thank you for the question!! So much more grateful and happy

  • Ose
    Supposing there is not a single event or encounter, which is not for learning opens to accept any given moment, sadness as well as joy, peaceful moments as well as fearful ones as something, which is as it is for the moment being. It does not mean it lasts, as everything does not last, rather it means to stay open and see the possibility for change at any given moment. That we are free to learn and to unfold through experiencing what life offers and that we are all in this together. It encourage...

    Supposing there is not a single event or encounter, which is not for learning opens to accept any given moment, sadness as well as joy, peaceful moments as well as fearful ones as something, which is as it is for the moment being. It does not mean it lasts, as everything does not last, rather it means to stay open and see the possibility for change at any given moment. That we are free to learn and to unfold through experiencing what life offers and that we are all in this together. It encourages me even more to trust and to reach out hands to all.

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  • Brian
    Interesting question - belief might motivate (more) - everything that is happening can be/is for our learning - my experiences tell me; however, that substantive human life learning is lagged in time (the time and experience is simply necessary), with that time sometimes being significant (on the order of decades) --- can that "learning" be accelerated? not sure --- with committed devotion to greater self-awareness, possibly --- I guess you'd be wise for your age in that case... on shorter time...

    Interesting question – belief might motivate (more) – everything that is happening can be/is for our learning – my experiences tell me; however, that substantive human life learning is lagged in time (the time and experience is simply necessary), with that time sometimes being significant (on the order of decades) — can that “learning” be accelerated? not sure — with committed devotion to greater self-awareness, possibly — I guess you’d be wise for your age in that case… on shorter time scales, say daily — I think it’d moderate the “lows”, and the “highs”, that we all experience in our lives…..i don’t think I’ve answered the daily question as well as I’d like, but it’s been a great learning experience for me. thanks.

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  • Dusty Su

    I would better understand that ultimately all things will work for good in my life and those I care for. My walls would become bridges.

  • Ian

    My heart would be more open because I would be eager to learn from every moment rather than judging the way things are going.

  • Elizabeth M Jones

    I will see things differently and not feel the pain so deeply.

  • Kat

    I would see everything that happens as a contribution to my life, and also that everything I say and do is a contribution to others.

  • Randy Shinn

    Allow me to smile and be positive

  • Mica

    I would stop being angry about things and at people. I’m making progress, but I still have a way to go. Adyashanti has a lovely description of this: ‘arguing with Reality.’ Such a silly thing to do, when one thinks of it that way.

  • Sarah

    We live our lives forward, but we learn from looking backwards.

  • The Night Queen

    I may have an adjusted outlook if I believed everything was happening simply for me to learn, however, it feels like a stretch for me to believe this. We may always have opportunities to learn from a situation but there are too many terrible, horrendous and unjust things happening in this world for me to believe they are only a learning opportunity.

  • Journey
    If I believed that everything this is happening can be for my learning, I would lean into the situation and look to learn and grow and evolve from it. I believe I need to be silent and go inside and look within to find out what any current event in my life is teaching me. Whether it's a problem or a conversation or an experience, what do I need to learn from it. I need to be silent and listen to it. I am more aware and conscious of my thought and thought patter than before. I catch myself when I...

    If I believed that everything this is happening can be for my learning, I would lean into the situation and look to learn and grow and evolve from it. I believe I need to be silent and go inside and look within to find out what any current event in my life is teaching me. Whether it’s a problem or a conversation or an experience, what do I need to learn from it. I need to be silent and listen to it. I am more aware and conscious of my thought and thought patter than before. I catch myself when I am judgmental or hard on people or have negative thoughts. However I am not yet at the point where I can turn that consciousness into action, into change.

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  • Samuel
    In these times of rampant state-sponsored mis-information, dis-information, distortions, and "deep-fake" news, it has become exceedingly difficult to decide what bit of information is to be believed as truth or discarded as untruthful. Even those sources once thought to be totally reliable have occasionally been compromised by skillfully prepared propaganda designed to mislead its audience. As a result, we must all be prepared to withhold judgement of a particular person or incident based solely...

    In these times of rampant state-sponsored mis-information, dis-information, distortions, and “deep-fake” news, it has become exceedingly difficult to decide what bit of information is to be believed as truth or discarded as untruthful. Even those sources once thought to be totally reliable have occasionally been compromised by skillfully prepared propaganda designed to mislead its audience. As a result, we must all be prepared to withhold judgement of a particular person or incident based solely on one news source or internet meme until we are reasonably certain of its veracity and accuracy. The objective of those sponsoring such disinformation is to alienate us from each other so they can take advantage of our mutual distrust of ourselves, of each other, and of news sources in general. Unfortunately, they have been successful on many occasions that we are aware of. In how many more occasions have they prevailed that we are still unaware of?
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  • it depends on my willingness to learn. I have often noticed that in the hardest circumstances I tend to close my heart and mind like a hedgehog.

  • Rena Barker

    Rich, tick, meaningful

  • GCharlotte

    I might be more optimistic about the future if I thought everything happening is about learning. I would feel greater gratitude for the endeavors of everyday life. For the most part I do see living as a learning experience. I find God all the more bountiful.

  • Sarah

    I feel often that everything is happening at the proper time, but I really don’t usually think about it being “for my learning.”
    Belief in providential timing for my learning might open me up to longer periods of knowing the “peace that passes understanding.” It might increase my patience and gratefulness for the now.

  • Carla

    I know that each experience & event that transpires is for my learning. Do I “lean in” more to God as I understand the Divine to walk with & guide me through the experience(s) so that it may be useful to others is the question that unfolds from this original question.

  • Michele

    I also believe that everything that is happening I can learn from. Each day may offer new experience and even the past offers learning from it. I love today’s word of the day-Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

    Great way to start the day:)

  • Pilgrim

    I do believe all can be for my learning. Question to myself is, am I willing/ready to learn.

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