Pema Chödrön: As We Learn To Have Compassion For Ourselves

If we begin to get in touch with whatever we feel with some kind of kindness, our protective shells will melt, and we'll find that more areas of our lives are workable. As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others -what and whom we can work with, and how - becomes wider.

-  Pema Chödrön