The Mindful Life by Ravi Raja

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their
chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure
mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows
him like his never-departing shadow

Dhammapada 2

Life is a lotus!

You might wonder, why compare life to a lotus?
Consider this: a lotus is born in muddy waters, yet it rises above the mire to blossom and stand in all its beauty.
Our lives are just the same. No matter how many hardships or sorrows we face, we must not drown in them; we must rise above them. We must learn to see our life as a beautifully blossoming lotus.