You're the only one who knows when you're using things to protect your…

Pema Chodron
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You're the only one who knows when you're using things to protect yourself and keep your ego together and when you're opening and letting things fall apart, letting the world come as it is - working with it rather than struggling against it. You're the only one who knows. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.126, Shambhala Publications
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