Self-compassion and motivation

[redrhodie]

That's a great article.

I'm pretty good to myself. I am very appreciative of the work my body does for me, and I have lots little ways of rewarding it. I've abused it in the past, and try not to do that anymore. I don't degrade myself. I don't feel guilty for treating myself to something special, like a massage, or dessert. I don't call myself lazy for relaxing. I make my well being a priority. I have a strong and healthy body that I'm really grateful for.

You know, I feel a twinge of guilt or something for writing this, like somehow, I'm not supposed to say that I love my body. Like I'm bragging or something. I think that's been ingrained in me somehow. Do we all feel that? Like we're always supposed to want to be different, better, and to be satisfied with, or accepting of, who we are, is wrong? Are we not supposed to love ourselves?

I guess this is why:

“They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.”