GO FACILE ON YOURSELF!!
“People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.” -Edith Schaeffer Do you treat yourself as well as you treat your friends and family? That simple question is the basis for a burgeoning new area of psychological research called self-compassion — how kindly people view themselves. People who find it easy to be supportive and understanding to others, it turns out, often score surprisingly low on self-compassion tests, berating themselves for perceived failures. Self-compassion – being warm and supportive towards ourselves and actively soothing ourselves–does help matters when we make a mistake or the going gets rough. It leads to less anxiety and depression, greater peace of mind, and, importantly, it makes us feel more motivated to make the improvements we need to. Self-compassion