When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can complete…

Pema Chodron
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When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment ✨ Pema Chodron (2012). Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change, p.6, Shambhala Publications
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