"It will take patience and empathy and real self-love to heal the wounds in your life. As [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] has written: **After recognizing and embracing our inner child, the third function of mindfulness is to soothe and relieve our difficult emotions**. Just by holding this child gently, we are soothing our difficult emotions and we can begin to feel at ease. **When we embrace our strong emotions with mindfulness and concentration, we’ll be able to see the roots of these mental formations**. We’ll know where our suffering has come from. When we see the roots of things, our suffering will lessen. So mindfulness recognizes, embraces, and relieves." ([Location 1221](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=1221)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[self-reflection]], [[forgiveness]], [[fear]], [[emotions]], [[anger]], [[bad-habits]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]