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Our world is big & scary, ranging from indifferent to hostile towards fragile, squishy humans.
We teach little kids gentle hands when petting bunnies & encourage kindness on the playground. But like curiosity, it’s easy to lose those traits as adults. Especially to ourselves.
We teach little kids gentle hands when petting bunnies & encourage kindness on the playground. But like curiosity, it’s easy to lose those traits as adults. Especially to ourselves.
Getting through each day can be HARD. Slogging through day after day can be HARD. Persevering or redirecting after setbacks are HARD, as is figuring out which one to do.
Enjoying this moment without worrying about the next is hard. Making plans for uncertain futures is hard.
Enjoying this moment without worrying about the next is hard. Making plans for uncertain futures is hard.
Whatever you’re facing, be gentle on yourself. You’re doing something hard.
When you hear that inner voice describing yourself, is it kind? Or is it harsh in a way you’d never be to friends?
You can critique & hold yourself to standards you haven’t met yet without being mean.
When you hear that inner voice describing yourself, is it kind? Or is it harsh in a way you’d never be to friends?
You can critique & hold yourself to standards you haven’t met yet without being mean.
Re-learning how to be kind & gentle to yourself is hard. But interrupt that inner voice when it gets harsh with a firm “Hey now, that’s not fair.”
All our flaws are what makes humans so spectacular — despite everything that makes is so implausible, we somehow survive & thrive.
All our flaws are what makes humans so spectacular — despite everything that makes is so implausible, we somehow survive & thrive.
One of my Life Rules:
Bears are objectively bad at hammocks, yet they can’t seem to resist trying. Even when they have brief success, it falls apart moments later. But it’s not an indicator that bears suck.
If I’m harsher with my failures than I am on bears, I’m being too mean.
Bears are objectively bad at hammocks, yet they can’t seem to resist trying. Even when they have brief success, it falls apart moments later. But it’s not an indicator that bears suck.
If I’m harsher with my failures than I am on bears, I’m being too mean.
