This posting contains notes taken from the below listed book. This has been a great source of help when faced with tough things that get me down:
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
By Pema Chodron
> The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.
> Practicing loving kindness towards ourselves seems as good a way as any to start illuminating the darkness of difficult times.
> As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others becomes wider.
>In order to feel compassion for other people, we have to feel compassion for ourselves.
>The journey of patience involves relaxing, opening to what’s happening, expecting a sense of wonder.
> Right now we are creating our state of mind for tomorrow, not to mention this afternoon, next week, next year, and all the years of our lives.
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