Ep. 38 Why Do Bad Things Happen?

In this episode I talk about the perennial question of life: Why do bad things happen (to ALL people - not just good people.) It's important that we talk about this because we need to develop a mindset that helps us when unwanted things do happen in our lives. This episode includes:

• The Parable of the Chinese Farmer and how some things that appear to be "bad" can actually turn out to be "good" in the end (and vice versa.)
• Why we should learn not to label events in our lives as bad or good and think of them instead as unwanted challenges or difficulties.
• The 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics and how they can help us look at these events in our lives.
• A process for experiencing the pain of things falling apart in life.
• Why it may take years before you can see that an unwanted event has contained or led to anything positive.
• The importance of tending to your physical well-being, mindset, emotions and spiritual awareness so that you can be a bit more prepared the next time something falls apart in your life.

"We spend our lives fighting against entropy to create order, beauty, growth and meaning, hoping it will last forever. But, like everything material in the Universe, it too will one day fall apart."

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