The Positive side of the Downside!

One of the Philosophical Salon evenings recently explored the upside of difficult times. We discussed how when times are really hard..for example when  good health goes from being reliable to uncertain..or we go through life changing events, a difficult mid life crisis, relationship breakdowns ...whatever life throws at us ...  it can really break down our sense of identity. 



At the time, this can be pretty shattering on top of whatever problems one is dealing with ... when we just do not seem to recognize ourselves any more ...but coming out the other side, it can look quite different. In fact, it can be really quite liberating ! So much of our future possibility is governed by our self view, and when this gets fragmented, it can open up a whole new world of opportunity!