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It is so easy for us to dwell on all of the regrettable things we have done or said \u2014 the times when we look back and feel we were too timid or too forceful, too withdrawn or too involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this excerpt from Sharon Salzberg’s The Kindness Handbook<\/a>, <\/em>she teaches us that by repeatedly practicing kindness and generosity with others and ourselves, that is what begins to feel most natural. In turn, these techniques are who we become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Salzberg writes that by practicing kindness with others and yourself, over and over again, and this is who you become, this is what feels most natural. Start now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to learn more about Sharon’s techniques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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