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Are helping someone (or yourself) who is suffering?

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Suffering is rising right now considering the flurry of devastation and the increasing angst in our political realm. And more. To say the least. . . and I'm doing soul-searching about the feelings of suffering and the mindset of suffering, to look for the best perspective I can hold.   This morning in my meditation I imagined an angel coming down and informing me that all I am suffering about can be used for a greater purpose. Here's the perspective I now have, after letting this meditation settle.   First, my mind ran through the familiar list of tactics and tools for dealing with suffering. How to support yourself, and how to support others with things to say and do. This is fine. But I want more. I want a deeper reveal so I can feel grounded in the bigger picture.  I want to see the spiritual solution for everything I touch and feel connected to this suffering. I went through several mental explorations and they all landed back to the one place of just letting the