We all want to be an individual, we all want to be special and we all want to be loved.
I struggle with all of the above emotions and thought this would be a great topic to touch on especially because the holidays are upon us. All types of emotions are floating around in the world right now and I want to separate what is mine from others and stay clean emotionally and not have destructive patterns of isolation, fear and negativity.
Self compassion means being sweet and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail and feel inadequate rather then being self critical and mean.
I am soft and understanding to others but I want to evoke that for myself. My inner critic is cruel and I want to learn self-compassion because I believe it is the foundation to emotional healing and emotional freedom.
"Each circumstance in our present-day life that triggers emotional pain is an opportunity to practice self-compassion and be with ourselves on a deep and intimate level. If we stay with this introspection, we uncover the core shame that lurks in the depths of each of us, giving us the opportunity to heal it."
I am going to try and do 3 things for myself to build a path for my road to recovery.
1. I will give myself "HAPPY/SELF CARE" days...REGULARLY!!!
2. I will leave my comfort zone more often so that I can build with people the foundation of my support network.
3. I will exercise more often (within my comfort zone, of course)because it DOES make me feel good and makes me feel healthier because I am releasing emotional and physical toxins.
4. Last but not least, I will practice what I preach :0)
Do you practice self-compassion? How do you stay kind to yourself?
Thanks for listening :0)