Everyone who has ever overcome hardship or adversity has done so in large part because he or she has chosen, consciously or unconsciously, to "let go" of their past hardship and pain by embracing, what I call, a Miracle Angle - a way of seeing their circumstances that allowed them to transform their circumstances into a spark for positive change.
It is attachment to desire, not desire itself, that is the underlying cause of practically all of our pain and suffering.
Of course, not all desires lead to happiness. Desires can and do lead to pain and frustration.
