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“No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment. Perhaps it is nothing more than being in a heated conversation with another person and stopping to take a breath and ask yourself, \u201cWhat is my highest intention in this moment?\u201d If you can have enough awareness to take this small step, your heart will give you an answer that will take the conversation in a different, more positive direction. With simple steps like these, you can behave in ways that at least will not fuel your difficulties\u2014or anyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Whatever your difficulties\u2014a devastated heart, financial loss, feeling assaulted by the conflicts around you, or a seemingly hopeless illness\u2014you can always remember that you are free in every moment to set the compass of your heart to your highest intentions. In fact, the two things that you are always free to do\u2014despite your circumstances\u2014are to be present and to be willing to love.”<\/p>\n
Adapted from<\/i> A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path through Difficult Times by Jack Kornfield \u00a9 2011. Reprinted with permission of Sounds True.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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