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"If you are not within yourself happy and compassionate, you cannot give this to your children or anyone around you."
"It's hard to be hard on yourself when you're feeling grateful."
"Don't be too hard on yourself but also expect things from yourself too, right? There's a balance I think everyone sort of needs to find there."
"Acceptance over denial, questions over advice, and self-compassion over self-brutalization."
"Remember your innate worth as a human being and treat yourself kindly with compassion."
"Practicing self-compassion is a great way to boost self-esteem."
"Don't compare yourself harshly against other people. You don't really know what everyone's going through. Don't be hard on yourself."
"Your compassion for people is incomplete if it doesn't extend to yourself."
"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love."
"Practice self-compassion... treating yourself with care and kindness."
"Being hard on yourself is not motivating; it's demotivating."
"Telling yourself that you should have been more productive and you're going to beat yourself up doesn't change how much work you managed to get that day; it just makes you feel terrible about yourself."
"Self-compassion is essentially the antidote to judgment, and judgment is a block."
"Here it's more natural to cultivate compassion for yourself, for individuals."
"You deserve abundance and you don't have to be so hard on yourself."
"You can't punish yourself and grow yourself at the same time."
"Forgive yourself because everybody messes up. Everybody fails all the time."
"I am deeply remorseful and I'm trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself. I'm human and I made a mistake."
"It's important to start with a place of empathy towards that and not self-resentment."
"What you are fundamentally is perfect, in fact. And that's not a compliment to people; it's just a reminding that we don't need to be so hard on ourselves."
"Stop looking down on yourself for having been human."
"Be gentle with yourself. You have been through a lot and need time to heal and recover."
"You are learning how to forgive yourself and forgive yourself of past mistakes."
"The biggest thing is the universe does not want you to beat yourself up or believe that you've been abandoned."
"Have compassion for yourself. If you don't have compassion for yourself, you'll never have compassion for others."
"Self-compassion steps in and gives you a sense of being valuable, not because you've reached some standard, or you've judged yourself positively, but because you are a human being, worthy of love in that moment."
"Self-compassion is not a way of judging ourselves positively, self-compassion is a way of relating to ourselves kindly, embracing ourselves as we are: flaws and all."
"Be patient with yourself, allow yourself to blossom."
"We're kinder and gentler to the people around us, and we're kinder and gentler to ourselves."
"Practice self-compassion and allow yourself the grace to be human."
"I think people got to be a little bit easier on themselves."
"Forgive yourself; you have done nothing wrong."
"As soon as I brought this 12-year-old version of myself to the light, opened his eyes, gave him a hug, and said 'I got you, we're good,' you know that's integration, that's processing trauma."
"Don't be so hard on yourself. I bet you're doing a lot better than you think."
"Give yourself some credit for your intentions."
"Don't sweat over things, learn to overcome perfectionism, realize that failure at some point is inevitable, practice self-compassion, focus on dealing with your anxiety physiologically, aim for good enough instead of very good."
"I think one of the biggest weaknesses in our society is that people beat themselves up at every, single second instead of looking at it in a year's worth, or a life's work, or at least a month's work."
"Once in a while we make a good call, we behave with generosity and charity towards others, maybe even to ourselves, and that's enough."
"Any time you're able to stop in a moment where you would have once berated yourself and blamed yourself as a morally flawed human being for the problem that you're having and you're instead able to choose self-understanding, self-compassion, and proper contextualization of the problem, every single one of those moments gets you one step closer to that eventual place where you are secure and resourced."
"You're doing everything you can to manifest the successful conclusions you seek. Stop being so hard on yourself; you're doing enough."
"We all just recently, and currently still are, going through that... we need to give ourselves some grace."
"If you knew that you weren't going to be mean to yourself when you weren't perfect, you'd be so much more willing to try it."
"You're ascending, be compassionate with yourself."
"Don't hate yourself for feeling that way; it's what makes you you. You're sensitive for a reason, and it's a beautiful thing."
"Give yourself some time and really try not to judge yourself for falling short here and there."
"You need to learn how to forgive yourself, and that's a tall order."
"Please do not beat yourself up. Shake It Off, look at your list and pick something you're going to do tomorrow."
"If you have a bad day, congratulations, you're breathing. You're a human being. Please do not beat yourself up."
"It's okay for me to be happy when somebody that I love isn't. It's not a betrayal."
"We need to practice the opposite, self valuing, self acceptance, self love and compassion towards ourselves."
"Self-compassion, in my opinion, the most underutilized muscle, especially in overachieving women."
"It's called self-compassion. It's perhaps the thing I've struggled the most with."
"Being super hard on yourself... turns out, it works a lot worse than being supportive and empathetic to yourself."
"Go gentle on yourself. You don't have to be everything to everyone."
"Self-compassion is like Kryptonite against the charms of the narcissist."
"You are more evolved than you realize... you just don't need to be so hard on yourself."
"Be slow to judge yourself. Your new relationships will be based on elimination of emotional attachments and the practice of acceptance."
"It's okay to be a learner. We all, when we learn something new, start out as beginners, and it really isn't helpful to beat yourself up as you move along that path."
"The most important person to get forgiveness from is yourself. That's the only person who can really forgive you and solve the problem."
"It's time to start promoting sympathy towards ourselves; otherwise, how are you going to have sympathy towards others?"
"Allow yourself to be more merciful on yourself; give yourself time to grow."
"You don't need to listen to that mean voice within you. Extend compassion to yourself and be gentle with yourself."
"Be gentle with yourself because life is about the journey, not the destination."
"For self-compassion, it can help to think of somebody who is loving or particularly loving towards you... and really visualizing them extending you warmth, love, kindness, compassion, forgiveness."
"I'm trying to learn in therapy how to be kinder to myself."
"Don't be so damn hard on yourself. When you're beating yourself up, you're sucking out the energy you need to move forward."
"Give yourself grace, let your work be enough as it is today, and if you keep coming back to your practice, you won't wish that you had 'perfected' it because you'll be blowing that standard out of the water a year from now."
"It's okay for it not to be good; it's all okay."
"Silencing the inner critic is crucial for creating a safe and positive internal environment."
"Don't be too hard on yourselves; things take time and that's okay."
"Change requires time, patience, and trial and error. It requires a little bit of curiosity, willingness, and, as I said before, a little bit of Grace."
"New Year's resolutions are about being less harsh on yourself and realizing the importance of healthy habits."
"The grace of God is measured by the grace of you on yourself."
"The way you talk to yourself and treat yourself is so important. I wouldn't tolerate somebody else being like, 'Shame on you,' so why would I shame myself?"
"The utility for self-compassion is also enormous because it's when you just look at what it's like to regret something or to feel shame about something."
"It's so easy for us to criticize ourselves, but you know what? You need to be your number one fan."
"Talk to yourself the way that you would to a younger brother who feels like they've fallen behind."
"Don't take yourself too seriously. Have a little compassion. Have fun."
"I just want to do the best we can even if it's not perfect... not beat ourselves up over not being perfect all the time because it is hard to be perfect all the time."
"You can't hate your skin into looking better; understanding and treating acne is about self-compassion as well as medical care."
"You don't have to be upset with yourself because I'm here, and I'm going to help you."
"Don't get upset at yourself, recognize the function it served and serves. Don't blame yourself, don't shame yourself."
"Don't be too hard on yourself, and learn as you go."
"Exercise a little self-compassion... acknowledge how far you've come."
"If you find yourself just going on dates like a different date every week and not settling down, don't be too hard on yourself."
"Having compassion towards yourself whenever you're learning something is a skill. Yes, you may be not where you want to be. That's okay."
"You shouldn't be too hard with yourself. Be kind to yourself."
"The compassion that you show yourself is then reflected back at you from the world, and it becomes this beautiful feedback loop."
"Don't put so much pressure on yourself to have it done overnight."
"Loss is inevitable in this world, and that it's okay. Be kinder to yourself with the voice that you talk."
"Once we can have that sort of compassionate relationship to ourselves, that's the beginning of a big bit of the solution."
"It's like losing a lot of psychological weight and now living in the state of clarity and self-compassion."
"Jealousy isn't something we can just let go of; it is pervasive, it sneaks up and in and takes over our souls, but it's a wound that needs healing, a hurt that requires our compassion for ourselves."
"Be kind to your past self, who only could do the best that you could knowing what you knew."
"Think long-term and in the short term, do not be hard on yourselves. You are doing an amazing job and you just need to be a little bit kinder to yourself."
"Trust, let go, don't be so hard on yourself. If you weren't so hard on yourself, what would happen?"
"We need to feel love and compassion towards this aspect of us that's feeling threatened and by doing this we create more safety for ourselves and this subdues the hatred."
"Be easy on yourself because it's not your fault if certain things are really just not working out. It's not an issue with you, it's that you're meant for something different."
"Please don't be hard on yourself if you haven't achieved any of your goals this year."
"You're doing the best you can with the information you've got."
"Have compassion for yourself. You're going towards where you need to be."
"Be kinder to yourself, you're doing the best you can, and you are enough."
"There's a self-compassion, a change in the way they speak to themselves internally."
"I commit to being kind and patient to myself in this process."
"The heart of the path is compassion, and the heart of compassion is compassion for ourselves."
"Show yourself compassion. Suffering ends when meaning begins."
"Be strong and don't be so critical on yourself."
"Have compassion for your early survival situations, you didn't have much of a choice."
"You're doing great, you don't need to be so hard on yourself."
"I think people are too hard on themselves a lot of the time. It's important to really be proud of yourself for where you are."
"The Human Condition is such that we want to feel a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves."
"Be kind to yourself and know this is not the case."
"Be patient with yourself and just keep pushing. It's you and your body for the rest of your life. That's all you got."
"Be kind to yourself along the way especially when things are going wrong, and if you're kinder to yourself, you start to like yourself more and when you start to like yourself more, you're onto something."
"Every setback is a chance to learn and improve, be kind to yourself."
"Do not be cross with yourself and beat yourself up."
"The last piece of it is just to be kind to yourself and let a little bit more time pass before you expect everything to be done."
"Compassion for oneself is the basis for compassion for others."
"We should maybe not be so hard on ourselves."
"The more you love yourself, the more compassion you have for yourself, the less anyone dear one can control you."
"Don't beat yourself up, things are gonna be okay."
"Cut yourself some slack, Anthony. You are both a decent person, a fine secularist, and someone who doesn't want to offend or bother the people in your family who value you. And all of those are good things." - Matt
"Rule yourself with kindness and understanding, embracing your own glory and moving forward with power."
"You don't need to give yourself a hard time. You can extend that compassion to yourself."
"Expect a lot of yourself but give yourself grace."
"Stop being so hard on yourself because you're allowed to go out and have fun."
"Have grace for yourself, have grace for your partner, and have grace for your child."
"Meet yourself with compassion or meet yourself with blame. How do you want to handle this?"
"Your future self is saying it's okay, it is okay."
"Self-compassion isn't about propping yourself up or bragging or saying, 'I'm really great.' It's actually about being kind to yourself."
"Don't be so hard on yourself, release the things that weigh you down."
"I've learned to give myself grace because there's only one of me and I don't have time for everything."
"You needed to learn to be kinder to yourself."
"You're moving forward in strength, you're moving forward in compassion of self."
"It's a time for forgiving people, for releasing old paranoias and jealousies, for forgiving yourself of old emotional wounds as well."
"Don't criticize yourself, be kind to yourself."
"How different would we be if we looked at our addiction or our controlling mechanisms or our anxiety and said I have so much compassion towards you?"
"You've got this. Be gentle with yourself, be patient, be kind, and be compassionate with yourself."
"Don't be hard on yourself. It's okay to make changes."
"Just show yourself compassion as you go through this process."
"It is this confidence of I can do it I can handle it I can handle anything but it's tender it's compassionate it's soft it's yummy anyway I can breathe."
"Be gentle with yourself, be gentle with yourself."
"Don't beat yourself up over not doing everything."
"One of the best things that you can do is to develop a sense of self-compassion."
"It's okay to make mistakes, you're not a bad person."
"Give compassion to yourself, kindness towards yourself."
"The healing of our deepest wounds often begins with being able to hold our own being with a forgiving heart."
"Self-kindness: being kind and understanding towards oneself."
"Self-compassion helps you get serious about your growth."
"Self-compassion is not about dismissing your failures."
"Laugh at mistakes, don't be so hard on yourself."
"If you make a good video, a video you're proud of, and it doesn't do as well as you'd expect, don't beat yourself up."
"As middle-aged women, we get to a point where we have to give Grace to that younger version of ourselves."
"Cultivating self-compassion and letting go of perfectionism."
"Stop being so hard on yourself, you're doing enough."
"Love thy neighbor as thyself... make this a daily affirmation in your life."
"Forgive them and forgive yourself. That's the real focus."
"Goal setting... you shouldn't beat yourself up about not achieving a goal 100%."
"You have grown, you're evolving. Be gentle with yourself, you've done great."
"Showing myself kindness and compassion broke the binge and shame cycle."
"Don't miss something great because you're beating yourself up."
"Be consistent. You're going to have days that you just don't get everything done, and that's okay."
"I tend to be very very hard on myself... giving myself Grace and space instead of talking to myself in a way that I would never allow others to talk to myself in a positive way."
"Give yourself space and grace for your journey in life."
"My failure in fourth year wasn't a failure in intellectual ability or effort but was a failure to have self-compassion."
"Universal compassion that doesn't include compassion toward the self is not universal."
"Be patient with yourself, be kind with yourself, because as the Holy Spirit is proving, it's doing it from the place of love."
"Be gentle with yourself. Understand that things take time."
"Set as broad goals as possible... allow yourself to have a day where I am a bad friend or a day when I am a bad student or a bad YouTuber..."
"The goal is to be free... forgive yourself and be kind to yourself when right now, that's it."
"The voices where you keep beating yourself down isn't yours, so I ask you to stop it, and at least if you can't stop it, be gentle."
"Your kindness and compassion towards self is always a strength."
"If you're new please give yourself a break keep coming back"
"Always be willing to extend a level of grace to both yourself and others."
"Don't be hard on yourself... you get better and better at it."
"You don't need to blame yourself, we all do the best that we can with the information that we have."
"Show yourself Grace as you're learning, healing is not always a destination sometimes it's a process and it could be lifelong..."
"It's okay to fail, it's okay to not have a purpose, it's okay to be alone, it's okay to be in a bad headspace."
"Don't blame, don't hate, don't restrict, learn, be patient, be gentle, and move on."
"Good luck, don't beat yourself up if you slip up."
"Don't beat yourself up about it. You will break that cycle."
"Give yourself Grace. It is a natural part of life."
"Understand that upon relapse, okay no self-judgment just pick yourself back up and go forward towards what you do want."
"Being hard on yourself is not going to help. It is okay. It will be fine."
"Having compassion for past you, they did the best they could."
"You cannot blame yourself for the actions of other people."
"Being more compassionate with yourself will help you be more compassionate to others."
"Don't judge yourself. Look at how you're treating yourself."
"Please don't beat yourself up, know that God forgives you."
"If today you only just got through the day and all you did was hold yourself together I'm here to tell you that you did well. I'm proud of you. Good job."
"Choose your battles, don't battle yourself for what you've done in the past."
"Life can be very painful... It is self-compassion that gives us the power to face our failures."
"Extend Grace to yourself to understand that this is a disease."
"I am kind to myself and share my beauty with those around me. I let go of self-criticism."
"Stop overthinking things, have compassion for yourself."
"Being compassionate of yourself first and foremost."
"Connect to the heart space, a place of bravery, integration, vulnerability, and compassion."
"Maybe you should forgive yourself for not being further, considering the contrary winds that were against you."
"You're only human and you're doing the best that you can."
"Be patient with yourself as you move forward on your unique life path."