In my fifties I realized I don’t deserve to suffer. Eventually that led to realizing I don’t deserve to be unhappy. And that to giving myself permission to be

In my fifties I realized I don’t deserve to suffer. Eventually that led to realizing I don’t deserve to be unhappy. And that to giving myself permission to be happy and healthy. To be philosophical about it, Saṃsāra factors out of both sides of the equation. Good luck.