Hey friends, it's Rosie.
Welcome back to Radio Headspace.
I don't think I need to tell you that the world feels heavy right now.
You can open your phone, turn on the news,
or walk into a conversation and immediately feel the tension.
Lines are being drawn.
Us versus them.
Right versus wrong.
Friend versus enemy.
And honestly, it's exhausting.
Currently, it feels like so much.
But it's also why I feel like this episode matters now more than ever.
Because I want to talk about something radical.
It's what Buddhists call having gratitude for your enemies.
The Dalai Lama once said we should be grateful for our enemies
because they give us the chance to practice patience,
courage, and compassion.
That sounds poetic when you're reading it in a book or liking it as a quote dubbed over Tibetan sound bowls.
But in real life, gratitude for someone who hurt you feels almost impossible.
And yet, when I look back in my own life,