It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediatel…

Pema Chodron
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It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.46, Shambhala Publications
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Until we stop clinging to the concept of good and evil, the world will continue to manifest as friendly goddesses and harmful demons. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for D … ▶
We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always hav … ▶
Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.6, Shambhala Publications
Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Ti … ▶
Just pausing for two to three breaths is a perfect way to stay present. This is a good use of our life. Indeed, it is an excellent, joyful use of our life. Instead of getting better and better at avo … ▶

It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.46, Shambhala Publications

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