How is it that the mere mention of something like global warming can cause rifts between family members? It's hard enough to be graceful colliding with the beliefs of perfect strangers. How do we navigate that discord with loved ones without disconnecting? For those aspiring to unconditional love, forgiveness, tolerance, we often disconnect from ourselves in our reactiveness and end up feeling as infuriated with ourselves as we are with them. Here, we look at welcoming ourselves to the human race: who hasn’t felt the friction of conflicting belief systems? When we begin with being gentle with ourselves in our reactiveness, we can then gently dismantle the reactions.

Patti, the caller, brings to the session her anger with family members who have beliefs that don't match hers, compounded by her anger toward herself for being unaccepting and unloving. She longs to bring her best self forward (the one who can meet anyone on the planet from a space of generosity and goodwill) and connect with them from a place of love. Jaya helps her to explore her thinking using the inquiry system called The Work of Byron Katie.