Awakening Self-compassion Is Often The Greatest Challenge

Our Kids Go To School And They Come Out Feeling Not Intelligent, Not Desirable, Not Attractive Or Appealing To Others.

We Can Find True Refuge Within Our Own Hearts And Minds-right Here, Right Now, In The Midst Of Our Moment-to-momen T Lives. We Find True Refuge Whenever We Recognize The Silent Space Of Awareness Behind All Our Busy Doing And Striving. We Find Refuge Whenever Our Hearts Open With Tenderness And Love. We Find Refuge Whenever We Connect With The Innate Clarity And Intelligence Of Our True Nature.

The Two Wings Of Mindfulness And Kindness Will Begin To Open The Heart To More Connection With Our World.

You Can Think Of Spiritual Practice As A Kind Of Spiritual Re-parenting ... You're Offering Yourself The Two Qualities That Make Up Good Parenting: Understanding - Seeing Yourself For Who You Truly Are - And Relating To What You See With Unconditional Love.

I'd Known That I Had The Capacity To Love, That I Enjoyed Seeing Other People Be Happy, That I Had A Real Awe And Wonder About The Beauty Of This World.