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"When Things Fall Apart."

Consider something, old friend. What if every time life refuses to go according to your plans, it is not necessarily going wrong? What if, hidden somewhere in the disappointment, the delay, the ending, or the unexpected turn, life invites you to see something? We are naturally delighted when life goes our way. The door opens. The relationship works. The plan succeeds. The money arrives. The body feels strong. The sun is shining, the road ahead looks clear, and everything seems wonderfully peachy-creamy. And we say:   “Life is good.”   But then the weather changes. The door closes.   Someone lets us down.     A carefully constructed plan collapses.     Something we counted on vanishes. And suddenly we say: “Something has gone wrong.” But has it? Perhaps something has simply changed . And perhaps much of the wisdom of living is found in how consciously we meet that change. Life goes through different seasons. Look at...
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