Donโt worry about achieving. Donโt worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can.
Pema ChodronIt is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play.
Pema Chodronit is only to the extent that we are willing to expose ourselves again and again to annihilation that we are able to find that part of ourselves that is indestructible.
Pema ChodronAffirmations are like screaming that you're okay in order to overcome this whisper that you're not. That's a big contrast to actually uncovering the whisper, realizing that it's a passing memory, and moving closer to all those fears and all those edgy feelings that maybe you're not okay. Well, no big deal. None of us is okay and all of us are fine. It's not just one way. We are walking, talking paradoxes.
Pema Chodron