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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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...

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...

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

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

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...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Life's too short to hide feelings, express how you feel. You never know if they...

Life's too short to hide feelings, express how you feel. You never know if they...

You can't just keep playing with someone's feelings because you are unsure about your own.

You can't just keep playing with someone's feelings because you are unsure about your own.

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

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

Sometimes, it's not the song that makes you emotional, it's the people and things that...

Sometimes, it's not the song that makes you emotional, it's the people and things that...

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is...

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

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...

Another love gone wrong, another heart to shatter, welcome to reality, where feelings don't matter.

Another love gone wrong, another heart to shatter, welcome to reality, where feelings don't matter.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow...

Do not look where you fell but where you slipped

Do not look where you fell but where you slipped

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...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Respect people's feelings. Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it could mean everything...

Respect people's feelings. Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it could mean everything...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...