Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add any…

Pema Chodron
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Things are as bad and as good as they seem. There's no need to add anything extra. ✨ Pema Chodron (2002). The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, p.139, Shambhala Publications
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