By Patricia Rockman, Evan Collins — 2019
Considering how to make the children in our lives better people helps us reflect on how we ourselves can be more compassionate.
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Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.
At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.
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Through the acronym RAIN (Recognize-Allow-Investigate-Nurture) we can awaken the qualities of mature compassion—an embodied, mindful presence, active caring, and an all-inclusive heart.