Our minds are crazy ............ Thanks to evolution we have something hardwired called a negativity bias- meaning that we are likely to be hyper critical of ourselves. (Great right?) Although harsh self criticisms are bound to happen in life one of the ways out of this conundrum is to encourage self-compassion. “Research shows that the No. 1 barrier to self-compassion is fear of being complacent and losing your edge,” Dr. Neff said. “And all the research shows that’s not true. It’s just the opposite,” meaning that self-compassion can lead to greater achievement than self-criticism ever could. - Click to read this NYTimes article for more! I decided the other day, to myself, that I want to work on actively forgiving myself. The goal was that with each inevitable self critique- I will forgive and let go. I would consistently encourage myself to think compassionately. My inner dialogue: I want to forgive myself for being vulnerable and messy. For being unpoetic an...
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