Jenny Garth
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
were there for the same reason.
And one of the main teachings of Buddhism is that we all want to be free from suffering.
And that was just revolutionary for me.
It started me thinking outside of my own pain and realizing that we're all carrying our own pain.
And it's through connecting and then recognizing that in each other that the healing really happens.
I think I've always had it just growing up very modestly and having been independent my whole life and having to pay all of my bills and other bills.
You worry about things like what if it's not there?
Like I would keep clothes that I didn't need because I thought maybe someday I'll need that and maybe I won't have enough money to buy it.
In your mind, when you are so self-sufficient, it's scary.
If I don't do it, somebody else will.
And I had to make money.
I had to support myself and my girls.
And I was accustomed to a certain kind of lifestyle.
Sure, yes, we could have moved into an apartment, but I really wanted probably for myself too, because I'm really at home at my home.
I wanted to have that sort of security for my girls and always be able to provide it.
But the scarcity just keeps you living in fear.
And I think especially with money, because I spent all those years not worrying about money.
It'll come, it'll happen.