some thoughts on motherhood, marriage, learning to love my own face in the mirror, wondering about the lady in the tangerine coat in the bean aisle at the market, writing - the usual suspects.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Main Instruction
As I said before,
the main instruction is to lighten up.
By taking that attitude towards one's practice and one's life, by taking that more gentle and appreciative attitude toward oneself and others, the sense of burden that all of us carry around begins to decrease.
~ Pema Chodron (from Start Where You Are)
(* Claire with daisy crown, circa 2004)
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