I must not fight back

Amid great pain or great sadness, I must remember my guiding principles—to engender these thoughts in the back of my mind:

Even if all is lost, I know that loss is transient and fleeting, and leads to unexpected pathways in life.

Even if I have to endure a trial, I know that if something is endurable, I will endure it.

Even if I have to suffer, I know that suffering is an integral part of a life worth living.

I must not fight back against how I feel.

To be aware that it exists, and that there’s nothing more I can do about it, is enough.