Host Robert Strock and guest Dave discuss the process of finding the wise part of ourselves that has the ability to speak with an understanding, compassionate inner voice. With this voice, we can identify self-rejection and see it as an emotion and not feed it with continuous thoughts. We also need to be careful not to succumb to premature transcending, where we think we're beyond our challenging feelings when we've really let them sink deeper into our subconscious. We want to develop gradual dis-identification with our challenging emotion(s) and work toward developing the intention to heal. At that point, we can begin to disempower self-rejection. We can increase our ability to see and tell ourselves what we're doing to overcome the various forms of our self abandonment or criticism. Over time, we can dis-identify with these challenging feelings and use our inner voice to encourage and support ourselves, even as we see our shortcomings. Eventually, this ability to identify and alter our inner voice lets us develop a positive direction and tone that opens our hearts for greater kindness toward ourselves, others, and society.

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