Some Spiritual Advice

(Found here)

“Imitate those who are suffering from distress and stomach troubles at sea. After they have lurched up and down the ship, their minds and bodies more than they can bear, they seek what alleviation they can get and finally put their arms around the mast, tightly clinging to it to overcome the giddiness they suffer. True, the relief is both short and uncertain. So you, if you grasp the foot of the Cross with humility, may not, it is true, find much remedy, but at least your patience will there feel sweeter and your troubles more bearable.”

~St. Francis de Sales