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If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it's fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there's an arrow in your heart.

Pema Chodron

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
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