Chaos often fosters the greatest creativity. Breakdowns often precede the greatest breakthroughs. And when the pain is greatest is often when we’re on the brink of the greatest realization. The ego would prefer that we not look directly into the darkness. It would not have us investigate our pain, for that is when we can learn from it. The ego knows that crisis often leads to that pivotal moment when we fall to our knees and ask God for help. The ego is endangered by crisis, preferring that a mild river of misery simply run through the background of our lives, never bad enough to make us
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