A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and tr…

Pema Chodron
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A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and look directly at what's threatening us. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.18, Shambhala Publications
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A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and look directly at what's threatening us. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.18, Shambhala Publications

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