The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response.
TARA BRACHThere is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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As we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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Self-judgment continues to arise – it’s a strong habit – but the fact that I made a conscious commitment to recognize it has helped me stop feeding the story of being unworthy.
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We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.
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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.
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Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.
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Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.
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With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.
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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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