When we find ourselves confronted with a totally new view of ourselves, we may have to take a leap of faith into the unknown, which can feel like annihilation.
... Perhaps life's circumstances have opened you to a totally new view of yourself, your relationships, or your occupation. Usually, this is the result of either great love or great pain. Rather than fearing the opening, use the opportunity to find the key to the door that leads to your purpose in life.
- from "The Sufi Book of Life: 99 pathways of the heart for the modern dervish"
by Neil Douglas-Klotz
