Quotes About Self-compassion

Si te veo en la calle y te llamo estúpido, puede parecer que utilizo esa palabra contra ti, pero en realidad la utilizo contra mí mismo, porque tú me odiarás por ello y tu odio no será bueno para mí. Por lo tanto, si me enfurezco y con mis palabras te envío todo mi veneno emocional, las estoy utilizando en mi contra.

We cannot forgive ourselves for not being what we wish to be, or rather what we believe we should be. We cannot forgive ourselves for not being perfect.

In your whole life nobody has ever abused you more than you have abused yourself. And the limit of your self-abuse is exactly the limit that you will tolerate from someone else. If someone abuses you a little more than you abuse yourself, you will probably walk away from that person. But if someone abuses you a little less than you abuse yourself, you will probably stay in the relationship and tolerate it endlessly. If

Ser impecable con tus palabras es no utilizarlas contra ti mismo.

In your whole life nobody has ever abused you more than you have abused yourself. And the limit of your self-abuse is exactly the limit that you will tolerate from someone else.

Religions talk about sin and sinners, but let's understand what it really means to sin. A sin is anything that you do which goes against yourself. Everything you feel or believe or say that goes against yourself is a sin.

and because I am your creation, I love myself just the way I am.

imagen de perfección. Nos resulta imposible perdonarnos por no ser lo que desearíamos ser, o mejor dicho, por no ser quien creemos que deberíamos ser. No podemos perdonarnos por no ser perfectos.

When you overdo, you deplete your body and go against yourself, and it will take you longer to accomplish your goal. But if you do less than your best, you subject yourself to frustrations, self-judgment, guilt, and regrets.

He knew very well that his memory detested him, that it did nothing but slander him; therefore he tried not to believe it and to be more lenient toward his own life. But that didn't help: he took no pleasure in looking back, and he did it as seldom as possible.

We need to be willing to witness ourselves in all the shades of our humanness, and to come into the heart space daily and just hold ourselves with love and compassion.

There is nothing else for you to do but to truly love and nourish the emotionally and spiritually starved parts of you that are crying out for your attention. Are you loving all of yourself?

Any decrease of anxiety is a step toward love.

If someone does not want me it is not the end of the world. But if I do not want me, the world is nothing but endings.

Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang taong malapit sayo. Gamitin ang utakpara alagaan ang sarili mo.

Self love is the elixir of an immortal heart.

Sometimes, you simply must give yourself permission to fall apart.

Stop right now and watch your thoughts for a minute. Does this come naturally to you? Have you been practicing observing yourself from a place of compassion? Do you know where your mind tends to go when it is not being managed? I

But happiness is something you can create or access. Being kind to yourself and having compassion for yourself can connect you to yourself and the happiness that is already residing within you. You cannot go on a path of self-criticism and expect to find joy at the end.

He is just like everyone else, except that he no longer believes that in this moment things should be different than they are. Therefore in all circumstances he remains at ease in the world, is efficient without the slightest effort, keeps his lightness of heart whatever happens, and, without intending to, acts with kindness toward himself and everyone else. He is who you are once you meet your mind with understanding.

Don't! Pity! Your! Self! The wounds of vanity, the many offenses our egos have to endure, being housed in bodies that age and hearts that grow tired, are better accepted with a tolerant smile – like this! – You see?… Otherwise what you become is a bag full of curdled cream – leche mala as we call it! – attractive to nobody, least of all to yourself!

You can sit down with that fearful child inside and be gentle with him or her. You might say something like this: "Dear little child, I am your adult self. I would like to tell you that we are no longer a baby, helpless and vulnerable. We have strong hands and strong feet; we can very well defend ourselves. So there is no reason why we have to continue to be fearful anymore.

As long as we're rejecting ourselves and causing harm to our bodies and minds, there's no point in talking about loving and accepting others.

If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person.