Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.
SHARON SALZBERGIf we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.
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Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.
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Even as we recognize our resentment, bitterness, or jealousy, we can also honor our own wish to be happy, to feel free.
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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.
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Even when we do our very best to treat those close to us with utmost respect and understanding, conflict happens. That’s life. That’s human nature.
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Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes.
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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
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Our ability to connect with others is innate, wired into our nervous systems, and we need connection as much as we need physical nourishment.
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We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.
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The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.
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Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
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Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.
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Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.
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With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire.
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Meditation is essentially training our attention so that we can be more aware— not only of our own inner workings but also of what’s happening around us in the here & now.
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Let the breath lead the way.
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