The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. ✨ Pema Chodron…

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The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. ✨ Pema Chodron (2008). The Pocket Pema Chodron, p.49, Shambhala Publications
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The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. ✨ Pema Chodron (2008). The Pocket Pema Chodron, p.49, Shambhala Publications

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