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“It’s okay to be the teacup with a chip in it. That’s the one with a story.”
― The Comfort Book
― The Comfort Book

“Teachings come from everywhere when you open yourself to them. That’s the trick of it really, to open yourself to everything and everything opens itself to you.”
― Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations
― Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations

“Labeling something a problem is often what makes it one.”
― Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
― Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

“Death is agony. There is simply no other way to describe it. It is getting the wind knocked out of you over and over again, and just when you think you have enough strength to take a deep breath, it knocks you down again. There is no break from the pain. It is arduous, unyielding.”
― Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!
― Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” —Pema Chödrön”
― I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life
― I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life

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