“No one ever tells us to stop running away from fear...the advice we usually get is to sweeten it up, smooth it over, take a pill, or distract ourselves, but by all means make it go away. (5)”
Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
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