On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.

Our kids go to school and they come out feeling not intelligent, not desirable, not attractive or appealing to others.

Just remember that everyone is struggling; everyone is living with fear and uncertainty and it doesn't matter what their politics are.

It's the beginning of opening to love. Even if there's not much feeling of compassion toward oneself, just say, "It's okay, sweetheart," or "I'm sorry and I love you."

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.

In the collective psyche it is being understood... that we can cultivate wisdom and compassion.

Even going through the motions is a way of establishing a new relationship with our inner life that is caring and tender, versus one that is judging, distancing or ignoring. This is the beginning of being capable of intimacy with others.