Quotes About Self-compassion

Don't fall into a funk about the one that got away. Don't beat yourself up. Don't rage at the gods above. All that is nothing but distraction, and the last thing you need is further distraction. Grieve if you must, but grieve efficiently. Better to just say good-bye to the lost idea with dignity and continue onward. Find something else to work on—anything, immediately—and get at it. Keep busy.

Every time a diminishing thought arises, I repeat the vow I will not harbor unhealthy thoughts anymore.

You don't need to conduct autopsies on your disasters. You don't need to know what anything means.

Todos tenemos algo de lo que arrepentirnos y eso es bueno

No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.

Alex, the only one you should be giving a second chance is you.

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness.

It's okay to fail 'cause there's no failure, you're just informing the richness of your experience, and that's - that's the greatest gift you can possibly give yourself.

We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?

To my younger self, I would say not to be so hard on yourself. I think that you are your biggest critic.

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be horribly critical about yourself.

I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of.

You have to learn how to take care of yourself.

Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.

I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself.

Self-compassion encourages mindfulness, or noticing your feelings without judgment; self-kindness, or talking to yourself in a soothing way; and common humanity, or thinking about how others might be suffering similarly.

Try not to sing too many sad songs for yourself. The universe already hates you. Self-pity isn't going to help.

True confidence is allowing yourself to feel the full spectrum of your emotions. Sometimes you may feel strong, loud and powerful. At other times, you might feel quiet, insecure and scared. All of these feelings are you, and all of them are absolutely okay.

We all need to appreciate ourselves for what we are and stop whining about what we are not. I grow weary of wishing so desperately for something else. Those concerns find no resolution. All I can do is do what I can do....

They scooped out our insides, Saul. We are not responsible for that. We are not responsible for what happened to us. None of us are," Fred said. LBut our healing - that's up to us.

They scooped out our insides, Saul. We're not responsible for that. We're not responsible for what happened to us. None of us are. Fred said. But our healing--that's up to us. That's what saved me. Knowing it was my game.

Feel guilty. Mourn this. But move on. Don't let it destroy you. Forgive yourself.

If the only answer ever to anything is You really need to do more and try harder your heart will eventually wear out. Along with your body. And your soul.

Turning toward our pain is about bringing into our heart all that we have rejected in ourselves, all that we have ostracized, disowned, neglected, bypassed, shunned, excommunicated, or otherwise deemed as unworthy in ourselves. Our heart somehow has room for it all.