Like myself
I hope you’ guys are safe and continue to be so.
This morning I was confronted by my dark side again but I also thought about the message I sent to my therapist about the fact that ‘I like myself here' (at the monastery.) I was thinking about how we most likely all of us want to like ourselves and hope that we handle things well also.
I thought about how everybody relates to each other like that in a way, supportingly. I also thought that we may want to do the perfect job but we are not perfect, I am not perfect. It's important for me to sit with that and have that kind of humility and commonality that informs me so much.
I thought about what lengths people go to like themselves. . It is a thought that mitigates and balances my individual path and commonality.
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Mark I think that we can all be our own worst enemy at times.... We can be so hard on ourselves... I know that I do the same thing
I'm glad that you can say you like yourself.... I think that you're a pretty great guy to!!... xo
thanks Janet! you're definitely a great person! You're a hero and savior to so many!!
I can relate to this! I'm extremely hard on myself. Perhaps when you're focusing on something about yourself that you'd like to change or improve, think of two things about yourself that you really like. In my opinion, your list of wonderful qualities is long. Please never get so focused on your "failings" that you forget to recognize the good stuff. Hugs.
Thanks Judy!! You are amazing!!
I agree with Judy. Your words remind me of the Grammy-winning Miley Cyrus song:
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
Thanks Susan!!
Positive affirmations written on index cards and reading them outloud to yourself can help too. You can find a lot of them by just looking on the internet.
Thanks Becky!!