Feel the feelings and drop the story.
PEMA CHODRONWhen we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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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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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.
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The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.
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Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.
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Resisting what is happening is a major cause of suffering.
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One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.
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The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
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Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.
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Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary.
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It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.
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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 truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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All situations teach you, and often it’s the tough ones that teach you best.
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