Tricycle Daily Dharma January 14, 2013

Adversity's Blessing When empathy spontaneously arises, we sense the power of love as a blessing revealed by adversity. How embarrassing it is to see how preoccupied we have been with our own petty concerns! Seeing how affection stirs people to acts of selflessness inspires us to extend ourselves as well. With lovingkindness we see the needs of others and respond. - Judith L. Lief, "Welcome to the Real World"