Allowing another to be as they are is more what I think of as "space." The space to express yourself and know that you're going to be accepted. That's more where I go than with the actual physical logistics of how much time you have together and how much time you have apart.

Most of us grow up with a sense of "I'm not intelligent enough." It's such a sad thing that in the West we worship a certain kind of left-brain intelligence.

Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.

When you are in touch with your body and heart, it allows you to then be in the world and act with intention and clarity and kindness.

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

Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.

As long as we are alive, we feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of our makeup, as natural as a bitter cold winter day or the winds that rip branches off trees. If we resist it or push it aside, we miss a powerful opportunity for awakening.