Take comfort
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You seek comfort by hiding away, but all you get is
Loneliness. You seek comfort by judging and criticizing
Others, but all you get is resentment.
You seek comfort by striving and acquiring, but all you get
Is the insecurity of knowing that those things you have will
Not last. You seek comfort by insulating yourself from
life's ups and downs, but all you get are days that seem
Empty of any meaning.
You seek comfort by indulging every pleasure and whim. Yet
You end up with shallow sensations that bring no real joy.
You seek comfort by running away from the possibility of
Pain and disappointment. Yet you find that in so doing you
Have run away from life itself.
Take comfort instead in looking forward to the challenges
That will surely come, and in working your way through them.
Take comfort in feeling your own strength of purpose grow
With each effort.
Take comfort in knowing that you are both resolute in your
Intent and flexible in your tactics for moving successfully
Through each moment. For that is the kind of confident
Comfort that cannot fade away.
