we can use any difficulty in life that produces an extreme reaction as a path to parts we need to heal. As the Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön writes, “Other people trigger the karma we haven’t worked out. They mirror us and give us the chance to befriend all of that ancient stuff that we carry around like a backpack full of boulders.” She adds, “The idea of karma is that you continually get the teachings you need in order to open your heart. To the degree that you didn’t understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop armoring your heart, you are given this gift of
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