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

Nothing is wrong - whatever is happening is just "real life."

It may sound lovey-dovey, but there's research showing the positive effect of meditation on parts of the brain that control emotion.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.

Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.

Self-judgment continues to arise - it's a strong habit - but the fact that I made a conscious commitment to recognize it has helped me stop feeding the story of being unworthy.

If you let someone know you appreciate him or her, especially when you're going to disagree, it gets that person's defenses down.