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CHAPTER 6

Life Is Wise

ince the way we parent mirrors who we are, to alter how we go
about bringing up our children requires us to understand the way
in which our everyday response to situations that arise embodies
our worldview.
Ask yourself: How do I react when life doesn’t turn out the way I want
it to? Do I immediately scold myself, telling myself, “It must be my
fault?” Do I take the opposite stance, declaring, “I deserve better; how
dare this happen to me!” Do I tell myself, “I’m just unlucky; life is so
unfair!” Such reactions reveal that your worldview is based on the belief
that life happens outside of you—that it is this inexplicable “thing”
unleashed by forces beyond your control.
When you think yourself “lucky” or “unlucky,” it’s because you aren’t
trained to view life as your spiritual partner on your journey into your
authentic being. However, when you go within yourself in search of the
emotional lessons life is asking you to learn, everything that happens to
you becomes meaningful. Approaching each situation from this mindset,
there is no “bad” or “good” luck. All of life’s situations serve the
purpose of your spiritual evolvement. Realizing this, you no longer resist
those things you deem undesirable while craving those you consider
agreeable. When you experience everything as a potential teacher, you
embrace anything life sends your way. You cease either being at war
with life when it presents you with a challenge, or being in love with it