Be Kind to Yourself
You matter because the world is a better place with you in it. It's hard to remember this sometimes but being aware of how you treat yourself can make it easier to discover new ways to take care of your most sacred self.
Each prompt builds on the previous but right from whatever moves you at the moment:
How many times in this past month have you lost patience with yourself?
Pick a situation that comes to mind or perhaps you’ve journaled about it.
Write down what you said and how you spoke to yourself.
What would you have said to a friend or family member?
What is coming up in your life that may push you to speak and treat yourself in that less than positive way?
How can you could you have come to the situation with patience and grace for yourself, especially if the result wasn't exactly what you would envisioned or hoped for?
What are you growing to improve your Self?
What does Self-Growth mean to you?
How can you make growth sacred, special, fun, joyful, enlightening?
Think about one of your most prized possessions:
What steps do you take to ensure its value?
How do you take care of it?
How do you expect others to treat it?
How do you speak to it?
What do you say?
Think about someone in your life who you love with all you have.
How do you treat/ take care of that person?
How do you speak to them?
What do you say?
How do you expect others to treat them?
How do you stand up for them?
Can you treat yourself with the love and kindness that you give to something or someone you love?
Pick two ways that you will do that over the next four weeks.
Imagine it as if it has already happened with describe it as clearly as possible.
Plan it, do it, and journal about it!