Write yourself a permission slip
Remember that feeling of going to school with a handwritten note in hand from a parent? A note that held the power to excuse you from gym…
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Self-compassion
September reading
Obviously, September here in blog-land was all about self-compassion. It was fun to focus on one thing for a month, though I am happy to move…
Concluding Self-compassion September
You cannot transform yourself, and you certainly cannot transform your partner or anybody else. All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen,…
Self-compassion September: bringing it all together
Let’s say you are driving to the airport for a very important international trip and you come upon a great deal of unanticipated traffic. You realize…
Self-compassion September: the shared human condition
“Being human is not about being any one particular way; it is about being as life creates you—with your own particular strengths and weaknesses, gifts and…
Self-compassion September: meet suffering with kindness
“We don’t have to wait until we are perfect, until life goes exactly as we want it to. We don’t need others to respond with care…