We are not striving to make pain go away or to become a better person. In fact, we are giving up control altogether and letting concepts and ideals fall apart. This starts with realizing that whatever occurs is neither the beginning nor the end. It is just the same kind of human experience that’s been happening to everyday people from the beginning of time. Thoughts, emotions, moods, and memories come an they go, and basic nowness is always here. — Pema Chödrön