I wanted to share a theme that's been coming up for me this week that's captured by this quote from American nun Pema Chodron,
"Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already."
It reminds me of a saying an early meditation teacher of mine said during class, that during our practice we work to "tend and befriend". It's simple, but profound, and has always stuck with me.