When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They donβt magically disappear. Over the years, Iβve come to call resting with the discomfort βthe detox period,β because when you donβt act on your habitual patterns, itβs like giving up an addiction. Youβre left with the feelings you were trying to escape. The practice is to make a wholehearted relationship with that β¨ Pema Chodron (2012). Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change, p.36, Shambhala Publications
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- We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. β¨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Thing β¦ βΆ
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