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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh talks about planting lettuce.

If we plant lettuce and it doesn\\u2019t grow, we don\\u2019t blame the lettuce and yell at it, expecting some change to occur.

If our lettuce won\\u2019t grow, we try to understand why.

We check how much light, water, and fertilizer the lettuce receives and determine, with our understanding, whether an adjustment will help the lettuce grow.

But when we encounter circumstances and people in our daily lives who don\\u2019t treat us the way we think we should be treated, we tend to do the opposite that we\\u2019d do with the lettuce.

We place blame and allow our anger and resentment to spring forth.

We don\\u2019t try to understand how this person may be lacking some essential nourishment that has resulted in the undesired behavior.

In today\\u2019s episode, I take a deep dive into this topic and offer other examples and some ideas on how to cultivate more understanding:

But as I also mention today, we can (but often don\\u2019t) apply this same logic to our inner selves.

That is, we can prioritize the understanding of our inner nature, which is a form of love.

And when we take this approach, we can see that, just like the lettuce, we may be missing some nourishment and that this is the root of this aspect of ourselves that makes us suffer.

When we do this, it becomes very simple to just give ourselves the care and nourishment that will alleviate our suffering.

And this is what my upcoming course, Anger, Transformed, is all about. It\\u2019s about reframing our approach and our relationship to our difficult emotions so we can enter into a loving and understanding relationship to them.

If you\\u2019re interested in joining this program, you can sign up here:

https://artburnscoaching.activehosted.com/f/7

If you have questions, please email me at art@artburnscoaching.com

Also, you are cordially invited to join our donation-based meditation and discussion group tomorrow, Saturday, at 9:00 am MST. Here is the link to register:

https://www.meetup.com/learning-to-surf-talks-on-buddhism-meditation-mindfulness/events/gggcgsycchbdc/

And finally, if you\\u2019d like to talk about anything else; if you\\u2019d like to ask me a question or make any kind of request, I invite you to click this link and schedule your no-cost coaching session with me:

https://calendly.com/artburns/45-min-coaching-session