Being enveloped in and defined by what’s difficult is relatively easy to do, so it takes some intentionality to recognize all aspects of our experience and remember the positive forces in our lives.

Sharon Salzberg (1952 CE-), Sharon Salzberg is a New York Times bestselling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West. She co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts. Her emphasis is on vipassanā (insight) and mettā (loving-kindness) methods.