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How to navigate Buddhist impermanence teachings when family members have different comfort levels with uncertainty

My family started doing evening gratitude circles after learning about Buddhist practice but my teenager keeps pointing out that we're clinging to positive experiences and avoiding talking about hard things that are actually changing in our lives. She's right but I don't know how to hold space for impermanence when it feels threatening to our family stability.

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The family is discovering that authentic practice of impermanence requires facing changes they've been unconsciously avoiding together.

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