To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continua…

Pema Chodron
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To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.93, Shambhala Publications
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To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.93, Shambhala Publications

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