In Times Of Difficulty

If you can sit quietly after difficult news,

If in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm,

If you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places

  without a twinge of jealousy,

If you can happily eat whatever is on your plate,

If you can love those around you unconditionally,

And fall asleep after a long day of running around

   without a drink or a pill,

If you can always find contentment right where you are,

you are probably a dog.

–Quoted by meditation teacher Jack Kornfield