Burning Insight

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August 31, 2018 a project of ServiceSpace A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes - Burning Insight Dr. Jay Bansal lost his home in the Tubbs fire last year in California. He reflects: "Fire is a powerful and destructive force, as well as a potentially purifying and healing force in just about all spiritual traditions. It is up to each person whether to treat fire's destruction as a tragic loss or as an opportunity for transformation and healing. In the fire's aftermath, I saw up close examples of both: people mourning and nearly broken apart by the loss of all their material possessions, and people humbled and broken open by the opportunity to purify and lighten." Bansal shares more in this insightful article. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on a destructive event in your life. Can you think of any benefits or insights you gained from the experience? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Dan Siegel: The Open Mind How to Age Gracefully Three Things that Matter Most in Youth and Old Age Are You Walking Through Life in an Underslept State? A Reading List For The Spirit People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not What Great Leadership and Music Have in Common Pushing Through: A Poem for Grieving Hearts DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,705 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More