“And this also,” said Marlow suddenly, “has been one of the dark places of the earth.” He was the only man of us who still “followed the sea.”
“So instead of pressuring myself to feel better, I decided to give myself permission to not be all right. I asked myself to embrace these difficult feelings and see this moment exactly as it was.”
― When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times
― When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times
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