No connection is always easy or free of strife, no matter how many minutes a day we meditate. It’s how we relate to conflict, as well as to our differing needs and expectations, that makes our relationships sustainable.

Sharon Salzberg
About This Quote

There are no easy relationships. It is not just the nature of being human, but also being part of a relationship, that makes it difficult. Relationships are never easy. They are full of conflict, differing needs and expectations.

However, relationships can flourish when we learn to deal with conflict in the right way. Conflict is inevitable in any relationship. The key to making a relationship work is in learning how to deal with conflict in the right way.

Source: Real Love: The Art Of Mindful Connection

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