21 Day Meditation with Oprah and Deepak

This past month, I completed a 21-day meditation with Oprah and Deepak called, Manifesting Grace through Gratitude chopracentermeditation.com

One of the meditations spoke specifically about struggle and facing obstacles. We all face obstacles in our lives and I found Oprah’s suggestion extremely helpful and inline with what I’ve experienced in my own life. My first major challenge came at the age of thirteen when I found out I was pregnant. From then on, I seemed to face a multitude of challenges as a young single mom that would send me into tailspins. As an adult, I found that if I could just relax and know that challenges have and continue to strengthen me, then I can feel strengthened, empowered, and grateful by the mere fact that a new lesson will help me improve my life.

Oprah’s suggestion: when you feel struggle, PAUSE, give yourself a moment to find your center. This struggle is a gift. You always have a choice; you can either react to an obstacle as a negative or embrace it as an opportunity to respond with the openhearted knowledge that all will be well.

When you meet obstacles with gratitude, your perception starts to shift, resistance looses its power and grace finds a home within you. There is a gift in every moment, good or bad. Allow the wisdom of difficulty to speak to you and lead you to where your life truly wants to go. (Wow! What a golden nugget!! Thank you Oprah + Deepak!!)

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