This moving away from comfort and security, this stepping out into what is unknown, uncharted and shaky - that's called liberation.
Pema ChodronThe biggest obstacle to taking a bigger perspective on life is that our emotions capture and blind us.
Pema ChodronWell, it starts with being willing to feel what we are going through. It starts with being willing to have a compassionate relationship with the parts of ourselves that we feel are not worthy of existing on the planet. If we are willing through meditation to be mindful not only of what feels comfortable, but also of what pain feels like, if we even aspire to stay awake and open to what we're feeling, to recognize and acknowledge it as best we can in each moment, then something begins to change.
Pema Chodron