Trista

“Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises. Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.”
― Pema Chödrön, Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears

“We cannot avoid this responsibility, this freedom.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, The Gift of Therapy

“I love, I love beauty
and in it I worship my follies,
the ones I found on my own,
and the ones to which I was led”
― Adonis, Adonis: Selected Poems

“Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.”
― Pema Chödrön, The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself and Your World