By Chris Haigh — 2014
Here are twelve of Maya Angelou’s most famous quotations and the inspirational life lessons that come from them.
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CLEAR ALL
During the global pandemic and racialized unrest, we all need pathways to calm, clarity and openheartedness. While it’s natural to feel fear during times of great collective crises, our challenge is that fear easily takes over our lives.
No one can reduce mistakes to zero, but you can learn to harness your drive to prevent them and channel it into better decision-making. Use these tips to become a more effective worrier.
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” ~Nelson Mandela
The ground of fearlessness, says Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is renouncing hard-heartedness and allowing ourselves to be tender, sad, and fully present.
Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax describes five “edge states” where courage meets fear and freedom meets suffering.