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When we bring deep awareness to whatever's bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently.Sharon Salzberg
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There is so much we just can't see or know right now, including precisely how our actions will ripple out.Sharon Salzberg
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When we don’t allow setbacks to defeat us, they become opportunities for learning, acceptance, flexibility, and patience.Sharon Salzberg
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Each opportunity to interrupt the onslaught of thoughts and return to the object of meditation is, in fact, a moment of enlightenmentSharon Salzberg
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Every time we forget to breathe or our minds wander or we’re hijacked by feelings or sensations, we gently bring ourselves back to the breath, again and again.Sharon Salzberg
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Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body.Sharon Salzberg
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We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity.Sharon Salzberg
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Not everyone wants to take up meditation, but most people can feel an alignment with values like mutual respect, insightful investigation, listening to one another. Meditation is a way to help those values become real in day-to-day life, helping people to understand themselves more and more and have a way to not get lost in old patterns.Sharon Salzberg
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Meditation is not about what's happening, it is about how we're relating to what's happening.Sharon Salzberg
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Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace.Sharon Salzberg
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Being happy at work is possible for all of us, anytime & anywhere, with open eyes and a caring heartSharon Salzberg
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When we experience dissatisfaction at work, which everyone does we can use our disappointment as fuel to wake up.Sharon Salzberg