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Our"shadow" is the collection of negative or undesirable traits we keephidden—the things we don't like about ourselves or are afraid to non-"PC" proclivities, forbidden sexual desires. But it alsoincludes our positive, untapped potential—qualities we may admire in othersbut disavow in ourselves. Befriending the shadow makes fear an ally and enablesus to live more authentically. It also automatically improves our interpersonalrelationships, because we are freed from the need to project our own negativityonto others, and we become more acutely aware when theirs is projected onto us.David Richo looks for where the shadow manifests in personal life, familyinteraction, religion, relationship, and the world around is. He shows how touse the gentle practice of mindfulness to work with our shadow side, and heprovides numerous exercises for going deeper. He is remarkably skillful atmaking the shadow concept not only easy to understand, but supremely practicalfor enhancing the quality of our lives.