"Without giving up hope that there is somewhere better to be, that there is someone better to be, we will never relax with where or who we are."

--- Pema Chodron, quoted on her Facebook page in the note Start Where You Are, April 21, 2011. It's probably an excerpt from one of her books.

The full Facebook item (quotes theirs):

"In Tibetan there is an interesting word: ye tang che. The ye part means 'totally, completely,' and the rest of it means 'exhausted.' It describes an experience of complete hopelessness, of completely giving up hope. This is an important point. This is the beginning of the beginning. Without giving up hope that there is somewhere better to be, that there is someone better to be, we will never relax with where or who we are."