“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation—either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
How have you transformed suffering into a creative force?
Easter celebrates the impossible, but very real, fact that new life happens in the presence of death—that we can be not just changed, but rather re-born in ways that we could not have imagined.
How have you experienced resurrection?
The ritual of the celebration of the Passover Seder involves a number of symbolic items: the matzah, bitter herbs, greenery, a roasted egg, a lamb shank bone and the sweet charoset. Each of these items has a story and a meaning, which is not only spoken of, but also literally taken in through eating.
What foods serve as symbols for you?
It seems odd that the day which honors Jesus’s torment on the cross should be referred to a “Good Friday.” What could be good about that kind of suffering? And yet, mythology is full of these stories of tortured gods and heroes.
How has your personal story been shaped by a time of intense physical or emotional pain?
The ability to balance the body in seemingly precarious positions comes from the strength of the core muscles of the abdomen and back. In other words, it is our core strength that allows us to find balance when life gets precarious.
What helps you to develop your own core strength?
