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Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.

Sharon Salzberg

We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.
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Compassion Improvement Patience Power
We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.
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Courage Deep Learning Live Need Past
We’re capable of much more than mediocrity, much more than merely getting by in this world.
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Ability Worth
By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
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Compassion Home Joy Love Ourselves
We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.
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Forget Person Vulnerable
You are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine.
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Imagination Inspirational Power Yourself
Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
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Attention Inspirational Yourself
In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
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Control Learning Let Go Moments
Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief.
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Beautiful Beginning Development Energy Independent Person
For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.
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Change Courage Perseverance Story
Let the breath lead the way.
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Breathe One Liner
We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.
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Destruction Different Old Young
Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.
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Connection Eyes Fantasy Humble Reality Start
Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.
SHARON SALZBERG

Change Forgiveness Pain Relationship Release Story Time
The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear and jealousy.
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Difficult Fear Kindness
We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.
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Freedom Ourselves Story True Love

Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.

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Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the poignant reminder that even our dearest relationships change over the course of a lifetime.

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