We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think we ought to be, or wh…

Pema Chodron
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We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think we ought to be, or who we think we want to be, or who we think other people think we want to be or ought to be. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.76, Shambhala Publications
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We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think we ought to be, or who we think we want to be, or who we think other people think we want to be or ought to be. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.76, Shambhala Publications

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