Part 1
What power has any painful moment over us save for having become unconsciously identified with our own negative reaction to it. Seen properly, this means the event we blame for our suffering is like looking in a mirror... and blaming the reflection for whatever we don’t want to see in it!
Part 2
Our willingness -- and the inner work it takes -- to be aware of the hopelessness in any negative reaction is the first step in transforming its innate futility into a new, true, and higher destiny.