"When Things Fall Apart" -Pema Chodron

In daily life our instinct is to put "ground" under our feet... to find concrete security and sometimes hold on with a death-grip for dear life. We cling to our schedules, our TV shows, and to our understandings of our loved ones and ourselves. But the truth is that there is no "ground"... there never was or will be any "ground", and this is a gift. By leaning into our fear and our discomfort... by savoring its bitter taste.. we can move closer to the truth and find out that the only real source of pain is our own resistance to the way the world is.

In "When Things Fall Apart", Pema Chodron eloquently communicates, through a series of brief chapters or "talks", the principles that help me (on my good days) to remember to release my grip when things get dark and embrace the lessons in front of me.