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We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.

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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Choice Lying Mindset Response Space
People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Angry Conflict Feeling People
Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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Life Perspective Philosophy Reality Wrong
The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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Acceptance Boundary Freedom Ourselves
Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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Easy Eyes Love Ourselves Praise Time
When we open to love, we become love.
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Inspirational Love Open Spiritual
Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Existence Imperfection Natural Personal Problem
Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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Encounter Path Yourself
As we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
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Expression Freedom Suffering Trust Wrong
There are some things we can’t choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them.
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Choice Present Relate
Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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Attention Belief Ourselves Suffering Truth
But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.
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Act Life Message Revolution Tender Time Treat
The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response.
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Biology Nervous Ourselves Response Safety Science Smile
Through the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises.
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Arise Art Capacity Development Experience Natural Ourselves Sacred
Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Happiness Lying Missing Present
In a basic way, acceptance is seeing clearly what’s happening and holding it with kindness. This is a radical antidote to the suffering of judging mind.
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Acceptance Basic Hold Judgement Kindness Mindset Way

We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.

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We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.

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