Experience life at full-strength!

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Sometimes we encounter experiences that seem too formidable for our hearts to bear. In our vulnerability, we seek refuge in avoidance, shutting down our emotions and turning away from the pain. This retreat into numbness feels like a shield, a temporary sanctuary from the chaos.  It’s a familiar impulse, a natural instinct for self-preservation. We … Continue reading Experience life at full-strength!

It doesn’t always help us to love the world. But it does prevent us from hating the world.

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It's easy to experience the world as a hostile place. It's easy to feel a consistent disappointment in humanity when we look at all the harm caused in the world, and it reminds me of words that hit me right in the heart when I read them in Shantaram years ago: "It doesn't always help … Continue reading It doesn’t always help us to love the world. But it does prevent us from hating the world.