It is suggested to let life shape, challenge, confuse, and hold individuals, but not to fight it, as the lesson they've been avoiding may be the key to the door they've been knocking on for years, and stopping resistance to the invitation can lead to awakening 31:30

Here’s a mindset that has carried rock climber Tommy Caldwell through some dark times: “Hardship is inevitable, so put your goggles on, and face the wind. If we allow ourselves to be exposed to challenge, then that challenge can energize us and show us who we are." Remember, you may not have control over other people and circumstances, but you have

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“I have come to see the profound value of taking in the whole landscape of life and not rejecting or denying what we are given. I have also learned that our waywardness, difficulties, and 'crises' might not be terminal obstacles. They can actually be gateways to wider, richer internal and external landscapes. If we willingly investigate our... See more