Stand firm

What you have found to be important remains important, regardless of any tempest that swirls around you.

Just as waves crash continually on a rocky shore, so do life’s events repeatedly drive themselves into your awareness. Stand firm, remain whole, constant in your values and intentions.

Feel the influence of all that happens, seek to comprehend and understand the ups and downs of each moment. Armed with an increasingly enlightened perspective, do what you know is good and right to do.

Some days the going will require more effort, other days not as much. Yet what matters most is not what you must expend, but how firmly you stay pointed in your chosen direction.

Rather than being dissuaded by the challenges, know that you can be inspired and energized by them. Instead of being tempted by meaningless distractions, seize the opportunities to make meaningful progress.

Maintain your integrity, keep your focus. What you have found to be important remains important, regardless of any tempest that swirls around you.

Stand firm in your commitment to what is good and true, unswayed by the dramas and whims that quickly come and go. Stand firm and live by intention, ever steady in the service of what truly matters.