Submitting Questions to "In the Now"

[Major3rd]

Hi!

Thanks for a wonderful podcast, it always leaves me with a warm and hopeful feeling, plus it makes doing the dishes and exercising so much easier

1. I seem to sometimes run into a paradox when thinking about acceptance of the self. It seems sometimes that in the strive to accept all parts of myself I forget to accept my own unacceptance or the part of me that judge myself (and perhaps other people too). It seems to me that if I accept that part of myself then that could slow down the progress of accepting/balancing the parts of me unaccepted by this judging part. This might seem a little confusing and I'm not sure I even fully understand the question myself Have any of you thought about this possible paradox or can you comment on this topic?

2. How much do you share about your own spiritual thoughts in your everyday life? I feel that being a very openly spiritual person, sharing too much of seemingly "weird" thoughts and ideas, in some aspects makes it harder for one to be of service to people that might need it very much. On the other hand many of us have an urge to continue our spiritual journey and perhaps be more transparent about who we are, to be ourselves. Also to spend more time with people with similar ideas. What are the pros/cons of being a "wanderer in disguise" so to speak? How do we find balance in this regard?