The intimacy that arises in listening and speaking truth is only possible if we can open to the vulnerability of our own hearts. Breathing in, contacting the life that is right here, is our first step. Once we have held ourselves with kindness, we can touch others in a vital and healing way.
Tara BrachIf you let someone know you appreciate him or her, especially when you're going to disagree, it gets that person's defenses down.
Tara BrachStories about ourselves and about the world continually arise in our minds and shape our beliefs about reality.
Tara Brach