Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears

by Pema Chödrön

said that the root of our discontent is self-absorption and our fear of being present.

We think that facing our demons is reliving some traumatic event or discovering for sure that we’re worthless. But, in fact, it is just abiding with the uneasy, disquieting sensation of nowhere-to-run and finding that—guess what?—we don’t die; we don’t collapse. In fact, we feel profound relief and freedom.

We are

see difficult circumstances as a chance to grow