The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to li…

Pema Chodron
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The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and that's what we can make friends with and celebrate. ✨ Pema Chodron (1996). Awakening Loving-Kindness, p.23, Shambhala Publications
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The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and that's what we can make friends with and celebrate. ✨ Pema Chodron (1996). Awakening Loving-Kindness, p.23, Shambhala Publications

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