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"Wholehearted acceptance is a basic element of love, starting with love for ourselves, and a gateway to joy. Through the practices of loving kindness and self-compassion, we can learn to love our flawed and imperfect selves. And in those moments of vulnerability, we open our hearts to connect with each other, as well. We are not perfect, but we are enough."
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"Stop falling for those who won't raise you up in the future."

"Commit to the lifestyle of investing in you first. It always produces the best return."

"You must firmly, absolutely and ruthlessly protect your safety and sanity."

"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others."

"Be selfish and take good care of you first. When you are your best, you can best help others."

"Don't go into a relationship with an empty heart, and expect your partner to complete it for you. No heart can ever be complete without the presence of unconditional self-love."
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"Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering."


"When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring."


"The good news is that opportunities for love enter our lives unpredictably, whether or not we've perfected self-compassion or befriended our inner critic."


"Loving ourselves calls us to give up the illusion that we can control everything and focuses us on building our inner resource of resilience."


"When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life."


"We have to know ourselves to know where we end and another person begins, and we have to develop the skills to navigate the space between us. Or else we will seek wholeness through false means that honor neither us nor those we love."


"As soon as we ask whether or not a story is true in the present moment, we empower ourselves to re-frame it."


"We have the power to improve our work lives immeasurably through awareness, compassion, patience & ingenuity."


"When emotions are long held and extremely complex, it sometimes takes years for them to enter fully into awareness."


"If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation."
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