Today’s passage, “The development of knowing begins with suffering.” It seems that it’s rule, not the exception that the majority of our life lessons are learned through painful experiences that deepen our awareness of self, which helps us understand the pain of others. It is through the handling of our failures, or even perceived failures, that allow us to truly see what is broken within and needs repair. Awareness takes practice and time. It’s why we often hear that wisdom comes with age. 

Through our experience in suffering, we gain a broader perspective, the development of knowing. 

·        Liberation is a byproduct for assessing our challenges in life, by facing our own suffering with humility, courage and unbridled acceptance. It is accepting our suffering as it is without a need to change it that liberates us from fear and control.

Acceptance for many of us, is a change in attitude when we face our biggest conflicts and obstacles. Peace of mind is never created from overthinking, projecting, or in other words, ‘future tripping’ on what ‘could happen’.  

But if acceptance opens the door to peace, where do we find the key? I find that to accept any given situation, I must first detach and contemplate. It isn’t easy. Sitting with the uncomfortably in the unknowing or the ‘as is’ can feel scary. It takes courage to have vulnerability or a natural innocence that is innate in all of us to address suffering in an even, balanced, and detached manner which supports victory over pain and

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