It takes self-awareness and courage to see, acknowledge and be with all parts of ourselves-the good to the less good. As we grow in self-knowledge, work with integrating experiences that may have been out of alignment with the being we are today, we increase our confidence and are better able to be true to our ideals, authentic with others, and receive others and their parts with a greater capacity to see them in their totality-celebrating their gifts and extending unwavering belief in their ability to heal and transform their places of woundedness.