We learned many defense mechanisms at an early age, thinking that a good defense would be the best protection. We have continued this approach as adults. We're still afraid that we'll be criticized or we'll fail if we don't assert ourselves. On some level we worry that we won't be functional if we aren't assertive. We might never leave the house if...
LEARNING
Posted by Paul DiSegna
on July 13, 2016
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Pema ChodronExcerpted from:When Things Fall Apartby Pema Chödrön, page 66.
As a blind man feels when he finds a pearl in a dustbin,so am I amazed by the miracle of awakeningrising in my consciousness. It is the nectar of immortalitythat delivers us from death, the treasure thatlifts us above poverty into the wealth of giving to life, thetree that gives shade to us when we roam about scorchedby life, the bridge that takes ...
