We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become …

Pema Chodron
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We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice. ✨ Pema Chodron (2002). The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, p.3, Shambhala Publications
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