The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
PEMA CHODRONUsually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don’t lose your sense of perspective.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen today.’ And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we’re stuck.
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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Feel the feelings and drop the story.
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You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts.
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I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.
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Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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