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Fumbling Attempts At Learning To Receive.

At this point, I just surrendered to the tears that fell. She put me back down, put her hand against my cheek, and started to sing the faintest of lullabies. At first, I thought I was imagining it, as I was being held in kindness by this loving stranger. After a few moments, she hesitated, her  ...

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How To Quit… And Why You Should.

The temporary 'high', or brief relief that we experience from the wine, cigarette or doughnut is really just a feeling of 'less bad', which is very different from actually 'feeling good'. Buddhists call this confusing suffering for happiness.

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3 Key Steps To Self-Compassion.

The Dalai Lama says that having compassion for oneself is the basis for developing compassion for others. When we have learned to have compassion for ourselves, this leads us naturally to unlimited friendliness toward others.

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4 Simple Steps To Save Your Relationship.

For the record, keeping your heart wide open during an argument is crazy-difficult. It means that you stay in the conversation, with receptivity, without defense, without attack, without judgment, and you just listen. It means that you stay connected not only to the bigger and more enlightened  ...

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The Dark Side Of Change.

I must have known, just like those astronauts knew, that even through the darkest of exiles, even through those infinite moments of silence, there is something that penetrates those darkest and loneliest of corners. A silent voice confirming that we are not alone. And that we are loved.

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