Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back. They teach us to perk up and lean in when…

Quote by Pema Chodron

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The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full...

The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full...

What's encouraging about meditation is that even if we shut down, we can no longer...

What's encouraging about meditation is that even if we shut down, we can no longer...

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other...

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other...

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the...

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the...

I hate the middle feeling where you are getting over someone but you still have...

I hate the middle feeling where you are getting over someone but you still have...

There are times when you just get down, you feel like nobody likes you. We're...

There are times when you just get down, you feel like nobody likes you. We're...

The difference between your mind and your heart: Your mind tells you what is smart...

The difference between your mind and your heart: Your mind tells you what is smart...

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Do not look where you fell but where you slipped

Do not look where you fell but where you slipped

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

The fact that there are so many toys in this world but still a lot...

The fact that there are so many toys in this world but still a lot...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Music is what feelings sound like.

Music is what feelings sound like.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings....

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings....

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

Once we recognize what it is we are feeling, once we recognize we can feel...

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds...

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds...

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his...

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...