Pema Chodron Wrote That Your Courage Is ‘Always Waiting to Be Discovered,’ and That Made Me Think About How Much of My Social Life I’ve Spent Rehearsing Instead of Interacting

The train car was doing its usual rhythmic swaying, the morning light cutting through the glass in predictable geometric shapes, when I looked down at the dog-eared page of Pema Chodron’s “Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears.” I was on my way to host my weekly English speaking club, a casual … Read more