There are plenty of times we need fierce compassion, fierce love. Just like when a child does something that is very harmful and we say "No!", we need some kind of fierceness. There's a certain kind of fierceness that can look like anger and has that fire of anger, but the difference is that it's not blinded with reactivity.

We live with that sense of not being enough, and it causes a very painful state.

It's important that we see clearly with wisdom and awareness, but also take action.

We're not as different as we think we are.

With mindfulness, we can be with the experience in more immediate way. When we find ourselves flooded with an emotion that's come after the judgement, we've often missed the very judgment that triggered the emotion.

The essence of forgiveness is seeing our humanness and seeing that we all have our limitations and follies.

We need to forgive - but mindfully. We need compassion that powered by wisdom. That's the way to address our bullies.