Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be the…

Pema Chodron
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Don’t worry about achieving. Don’t worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.18, Shambhala Publications
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