Change is possible!

I often work with youth who are 'badly damaged.' Their life stories have been filled with physical, sexual and emotional abuse. In response they protect themselves with drugs, alcohol, sex and violence. They do their best to survive. But this is not what they need. They must learn that negative action has one good quality: it can be changed. So there is always hope. Even addicts and the most hardened criminals can change and overcome the conditioning that led them to their behavior. Our present condition, if we use it skillfully and with insight, can be an inspiration to free ourselves from the bondage of suffering. Change is possible if we understand our condition and see how much more we can become. -TJS