I may not know you, but I can guess that you've been through a lot of hard things in your life. Everyone has a struggle to tell, but struggling and suffering are two very different things.
Struggle is about what happens to you -- the difficult circumstances and events that occur in your life. For example, if you break a bone, that's part of your struggle. Pain is a fact of life, but suffering doesn't have to be. Suffering is what we add to our struggle -- the unnecessary part. If someone gets angry with us, we can choose to stay present and at peace. Their anger is part of our struggle, but it's very temporary. Suffering only occurs when we internalize their hurtful words and relive that painful moment again and again.
Struggle is about the present moment.
Suffering is about past events, or a fear of the future.
When we worry, we suffer needlessly. When we fail to forgive, our burdens can become unbearable.
When we make a conscious choice to focus on the good and beautiful around us (though it may seem quite mundane to others), we can experience Heaven while standing on Earth. There is nothing more beautiful than the present moment.
