Life is becoming more complex. Technology has evolved beyond imagination. Demands are rising in the workplace and at home. The amount of information we are receiving is overwhelming. These factors have a direct effect on all of our lives.
More challenges are created for us everyday because life changes so fast. This makes it urgent for us to become better at adapting, using our intuition, and facing truth with an open mind.
As we honestly examine ourselves, many of us can see that conflict is a dominant theme in our lives. Throughout the day, most of us are having feelings like regret, depression, guilt, insecurity, and envy - not feelings of joy, fulfillment, and acceptance.
This lack of personal control is so common in our society that most of us don't even question whether suffering is optional. At the same time, we are failing at escaping our pain through band-aids like watching TV, overeating, obsessing on relationships, excessive spending, and alcohol/drug abuse.
Many of us also have concerns about economics, the welfare of our families, the environment, health issues, world hunger, homelessness, education, and the many other critical challenges that humanity is facing.
This of course includes, in more recent times, issues relating to terrorism.
In order to understand and manage these pressures, we must focus on developing ourselves. Regardless of who we are or what we’ve accomplished, there are obvious benefits in increasing our self-awareness, health, and happiness.
