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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Heart of the Matter

1 DEEPENING CONNECTION

Facing Fear

Completing the Mother Circle

Reclaiming Your Selves

Getting to Know You

Emulating Water

Integrating Heart and Head

Mirroring Jesus and Rosa Parks

Being Amused and Educated by Shadow

Lovin' Large

2 HAVING COURAGE

Examining Fear

Paying Attention to Fear

Wringing Out the Sponge

Overestimating Strength

Avoiding Overstimulation

Staying in the Moment

3 PRACTICING SELF-COMPASSION

Understanding Your Sensitivity Quotient

Keeping Your Heart Visible

Drinking from the Well

Altering Misperceptions

Being Here, Now

Asking What's Good for You

Sharing Emotions Wisely

Knowing You Are Good Enough Is No Longer Good Enough

Finding Amusement

Showering Unconditional Compassion

4 GROWING IN THE KILN OF RELATIONSHIP

Giving Unconditional Kindness

Dropping the Mother Lode

Communicating from the Heart

Accepting Family Foibles (and Protecting Yourself!)

Teaching Others How to Treat You

Saving Yourself

Being Visible

Choosing to Be Present

Closing the Conduit

Accepting Responsibility

Being Generous with Expressions of Love

Opting for Frequent Forgiveness

5 ACKNOWLEDGING AND HEALING WOUNDS

Cradling a Hurting Heart

Facing and Embracing

Encouraging Expression

Taking a Break

Growing Through Grief

Revising Our Stories

Imbuing Pain with Purpose

Lighting Up and Letting Flow

Turning Scars to Stars

6 EXPANDING AWARENESS

Elevating Attitude

Playing Your Part to the Hilt

Gathering Glimpses of Good

Questioning Over-Busyness

Editing Inner Stories

Listening to Body Wisdom

Promoting Inner Peace

Being One Who Sees

Dancing with the Dynamic Duo

Aligning with Love

7 FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF STAYING SANE

Guiding Inner Elephants

Intertwining Threads

Listening, a Gift of Presence

Stumbling, Grumbling, Growing, Grieving . . .

Washing Windows

Being Community

Beating Your Breast

Gathering to Your Heart

Allowing Others to Help

Wagging

8 BEFRIENDING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELVES

Retiring the Chameleon

Living in Resonance

Recognizing Emotional High Maintenance

Embracing Foibles and Vulnerabilities

Bearing the Torch

Freeing Mama Bear

Unveiling Essence

Befriending Mortality

Enfolding in Kindness

9 ALLOWING WHAT IS

Avoiding the Future Snare

Loosening the Grip

Bowing to Impermanence

Accepting Is Empowering

Doing It Your Way

Allowing Bygones to Be Gone

Aging, a Cumulative Venture

Coming of Age

Adapting to the Inevitable and Unavoidable

Honoring Where You Are

10 CHOOSING WISELY

Leaning Toward the Light

Letting Go of Efforting

Accepting the Paradox of Perfection

Caring or Over-Caring?

Living at Your Own Pace

Substituting Curiosity

Adopting Compassionate Nonattachment

Kicking Butt Constructively

Noticing Miracles

Inviting Joy

11 EMBODYING STRENGTH

Welcoming the Virgin

Finding Your Voice

Thriving

Giving Without Expectations

Breathing Gratitude

Being a Self-Healer

Knowing You Are Enough

Treasuring Wisdom

Replenishing Through Creativity

Spreading Gentle Kindness

12 KNOWING YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Connecting with the Mysterious

Valuing the Like-Hearted

Basking in Nature's Reflection

Filling Up and Overflowing

Asking for Help

Cultivating an Inner Advocate

Practicing Fair Fierceness

Gaining Strength from Silence and Solitude

Noticing Angels Everywhere

Adding Value

Creating a Grounding Cord

Hangin' with the Holies