"This place of feeling squeezed is a very important point in our lives where we can really learn something. The point where we are not able to take it or leave it, when we are caught between a rock and a hard place, caught with both the upliftedness of our ideas and the rawness of what's happening in front of our eyes - that is indeed a very fruitful place.
When we feel squeezed, there's there's a tendency for the mind to become small. We feel like a victim, like a pathetic, hopeless case. At that moment of hassle or bewilderment or embarrassment, our minds could become bigger.
Instead of taking what's occurred as a statement of personal weakness or someone else's power, instead of feeling stupid or that someone else is unkind, we could drop all the complaints. We could be there feeling off guard not knowing what to do, just hanging out there with the raw and tender energy of the moment. This is the place where we begin to learn.
We're so used to running from discomfort, and we're so predictable. If we don't like it, we strike out at someone or beat up on ourselves. We want to have security and certainty of some kind when we are actually have no ground to stand on at all.
The next time there's no ground to stand on, don't consider it an obstacle. Consider it a remarkable stroke of luck. We have no ground to stand on and at the same time it could soften us and inspire us. Finally, after all these years, we could finally grow up." Pema Chondron
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