There's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom,…

Pema Chodron
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There's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom, basic intelligence, and basic goodness. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.78, Shambhala Publications
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There's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom, basic intelligence, and basic goodness. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.78, Shambhala Publications

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