Every person, every day, faces the essential human challenge, which is to come to terms with our nature while learning to ultimately transcend it.\u00a0 We are spiritual beings with unlimited potential, but we are also animals fighting for dominance and survival.\u00a0 We are capable of great works of art, intellect and compassion, but we are also capable of the darkest, ugliest acts of cruelty and destruction.\u00a0 Everyday, the angels and demons of our nature vie for our attention, seeking to influence our thoughts and actions.\u00a0 How we respond to them is our choice, and through our choices, we forge the habits that carry us in one direction or another.\u00a0 To move toward an enlightened human existence takes a conscious willful effort.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the tendency to give in to negative thoughts and feelings comes quite easily.\u00a0 So we truly face a challenge every day.\u00a0 Will we make the effort to choose the path of light and forge forward toward our greatest potential, or will we simply allow ourselves to slip into the shadows of short-sighted self gratification.\u00a0 Are you up to the challenge?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every person, every day, faces the essential human challenge, which is to come to terms with our nature while learning to ultimately transcend it.\u00a0 We are spiritual beings with unlimited potential, but we are also animals fighting for dominance and survival.\u00a0 We are capable of great works of art, intellect and compassion, but we are … <\/p>\n