Clouds of self-doubt and self-criticism disperse by partnering heart and mind in thinking, as reviewed in this 3-part episode. Through this work, we feel more alive and more ourselves. Our success grows, relationships deepen, and we connect with love. It’s the art of living well.

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Exercise: The exercises for this episode have one theme: think through the ideas in the episode and see if you agree with them.

•  Picture your best times with friends, loved ones, while engaged in an activity, or during prayer / meditation. Were self-doubt or self-criticism present? What would have happened to those moments if self-doubt or self-criticism entered?

•  Were those who criticized you or treated you harshly psychologically sound? If they weren’t, and if your encounters with them created your negative self-images, shouldn’t you be able to discard these negative self images? 

•  Love passes through us when we act compassionately. We can experience love by opening to it.

•  Love is strengthening and it is timeless. It has the power to heal inner hurts.

•  If we can care for another, we can care for ourselves.