I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chรถdrรถn talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.
Sara BareillesThe theater community at large, I have to say, has just been so warm and so welcoming, and that's not something I'm as used to.
Sara BareillesThe most powerful place you can come from is just having a really deep knowing of who you are and what you want for yourself.
Sara BareillesI think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into not being able to be as happy a person as I think I deserve to be, so I tend to watch things like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anything Tina Fey's involved in. And Parks and Rec. I love comedies!
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