Nourish your middle by accepting what cannot be avoided: that's perfection.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Perfection is found in nurturing the self by accepting unavoidable circumstances.
- In plain terms
- Accept what you can't change to nourish your core.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept the unavoidable to maintain your inner balance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is unavoidable in your life?
- How do you nourish yourself?
Another view
It might discourage fighting against things that could be changed.
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