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Finding Happiness Through Suffering: 8 Ways To Find Light in the Darkness

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The journey of life can feature  mountain peaks  of happiness and  valleys  of  suffering . Unfortunately  the moments  of happiness tend to be fleeting and the moments of suffering seem to go on for forever. Did you know that it is possible to find happiness through suffering without having to look up at the next mountain peak you’re trying to  climb ? The key to  finding happiness  through suffering is to actively seek out contentment. Being content in difficult times can be extremely hard to do. How is it possible to give thanks in the darkest of times? Here are some methods that have been proven to work. #1. Stop comparing your life to the lives of others around you.  When you’re in a deep valley and you see someone up at the summit of a mountain experiencing joy, it can hurt. A lot. You want to be on that summit of joy as well, right? The problem is that in looking at the lives of others, we’re missing the perfect moments that are surrounding us right now. By actively see

The 12 Biggest Life Secrets Forgotten By Mankind

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The more I ponder about life, the more I come to one solid realisation:  The biggest  curse and predicament of modern Man is forgetfulness. Like a creeping malaise, forgetfulness has seeped through all of Man’s being and doing. Individually, collectively, historically or culturally, we are spellbound to forget. We haven’t only forgot our past but also our place in the present and our responsibility of the future. On a personal level, our ego-based state of consciousness is on a mission to keep us in this state of forgetfulness – to break the  link to our being as a whole and to the interconnected web of life and universal consciousness. On a collective level, this forgetfulness is perpetuated and reinforced by social and cultural means – mainly by being tranced into a reality of unconscious consumerism, inauthentic lifestyles and a materialistic mindset. Here is a list of what I believe we have forgotten, or more importantly, a list of things to remember: 1. We forgot our pl