If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you as a human being, no humility, no compassion. You would not be reading this now. Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose.

Next to love which incorporates it, gratitude, which is firmly rooted in humility, is the most powerful and empowering emotion we can manifest.

A wonderful video on meditation. Love it!

I found this report in Science Daily to be very interesting because I have been using Yogic and Buddhist breathing and mindfulness exercises for over 20 years now to control my own pain and to cope with the depression that chronic pain leads to.

As Mountain Meditation Practice leads to a calm, strong and grounded state of mind, the benefit is being able to use it to cope with stress arising in every day life, and to improve relationships through conscious living.

The important thing is to question the life you are living so you really know and understand your life for what it is, then you can make course corrections whenever they are needed.