“Maybe the reason nothing seems to be ‘fixing you’
is because you’re not broken.
Let today be the day you
stop living within the confines
of how others define or judge you.
You have a unique beauty and purpose;
live accordingly.”
~ Steve Maraboli
“Be nice to yourself.
It’s hard to be happy when someone
is mean to you all the time.”
~ Christine Arylo
“View your life with kindsight.
Stop beating yourself up
about things from your past.
Instead of slapping your forehead and asking,
‘What was I thinking,’
breathe and ask yourself the kinder question,
‘What was I learning?'”
~ Karen Salmnsohn
Always remember, you are doing the best you can; be gentle with yourself.
**self portrait by W. Holcombe. Please do not use without permission.
Picnic with Ants 
I love the Maraboli quote… I had never heard the whole thing! These are always great Wen, I love your Monday posts.~Kim
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I find practising self-love and self-compassion the most difficult parts of Mindfulness or DBT. As a result I get very salty and lash out because I put myself to such high unrealistic standards. Need more practise, lol. Advice?
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Yes my dear, it does take practice.
Advice….well that’s a hard one.
The one thing I found that helps me is to step back and ask myself “would I talk to a friend like this?”
Heck, would I talk to anyone like that? The answer is often “No”.
Then I try to talk to myself like I would a good friend. After all, I should be my own friend.
So when you are beating yourself up, start talking to yourself as if you were talking to me. Show yourself the compassion you would give me.
You are worthy.
You are loved.
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Wow, makes sense. Going to work on this inner-monologue, lol
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A lovely post with some great quote choices. Thanks for the reminder ♥
Caz x
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Yes, we can be our own worst enemy sometimes. Good reminder. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Lorraine's frilly freudian slip and commented:
Oh so true! Love and kindness to ourselves can be the hardest thing we try each day.
All the quotes are good, but I like the last most. For I am a forehead hitter!
Thanks Wendy for sharing these quotes and your fantastic image!
And, remember to be kind and gentle to yourself.
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When I read the first quote I thought of you. You are not broken. The pieces are all there. You don’t need to be fixed. You are perfect just as you are. You are my dear, dear friend, and I love you. xo
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Not so sure I’m not broken, but thank you for loving me as I am. Unconditional love is rare and very special.
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As you do me. xo
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“Be nice to yourself.
It’s hard to be happy when someone
is mean to you all the time.” ..So true!
When I am not feeling good about myself, it’s very difficult to be happy with anything in my life…
I have to work on this…
Thank you for sharing Wendy…and for your beautiful picture with the lotus flower ❤
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Great quotes. I love your style of writing and sending the message across. Brilliant write up!!
Recently, even I wrote an article on self worth. I would be absolutely delighted to know your opinion on the same. Please do check it out.
https://themephobicwriter.blog/2018/05/13/i-see-you-everywhere/
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