Constantly apply cheerfulness, if for no other reason than because you…

Pema Chodron
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Constantly apply cheerfulness, if for no other reason than because you are on this spiritual path. Have a sense of gratitude to everything, even difficult emotions, because of their potential to wake you up. ✨ Pema Chodron (2007). Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness, p.43, Shambhala Publications
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