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Meditation guru Sharon Salzberg shared this important message as the finishing remark to her followers after a monthlong meditation challenge in 2013. She recognized that meditation — like life — is a challenge, but we don’t need to be perfect on the first try. We can fail, and then learn from our mistakes. As long as we’re gentle with ourselves, we can always start over.
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