And love Quote by Pema Chodron

It's the human condition. We gravitate to what's easy, things that are comfortable, convenient, pain-free, self-serving.

— Tom Herman

Discomfort of any kind becomes the basis for practice. We breathe in knowing our pain is shared.

— Pema Chodron

“Tenderness can be born only of respect for individualities. Tenderness builds its nest in little things, in the absurdities of a face, in personal…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

To touch a sore is to renew one's grief.

— Terence

Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person.

— Pema Chodron

Knowing what it feels like to be in pain is exactly why we try to be kind to others.

— Anonymous

“Intimacy requires a slow, cumulative build of safety between people who agree to a relationship, an ongoing connection of care and concern. The performance…

— Lierre Keith

Pain has the ability to change the way a person looks at and deals with their everyday life.

— Ritu Ghatourey

I have a lot of people in my life, and I think there's something key: the thing that leads to intimacy and relationship and…

— Greg Boyle

“The essence of this practice is that when we encounter pain in our life we breathe into our heart with the recognition that others…

— Pema Chödrön

Sometimes the only way to avoid pain is to stay away from those who are so important to us.

— Dianearreza

Pain sure does bring out the best in people, doesn't it?

— Bob Dylan