I'm not sure that beating up on yourself is any better than beating up on someone else :-)
Looking on mistakes or wrong attitudes, whether your own or someone else's, with compassion and gentle guidance would seem, to me, to be the middle way.
I'm not sure that beating up on yourself is any better than beating up on someone else :-)
Looking on mistakes or wrong attitudes, whether your own or someone else's, with compassion and gentle guidance would seem, to me, to be the middle way.
I absolutely agree! And I appreciate your witness to my process of striving for thrival.
I believe I can love and respect another only as much as I love and respect myself, so ultimately how I treat anyone is a reflection of how I feel about and treat myself.
Beating myself up is in no way ideal, and just draws out my suffering of transgressions great and small. I recognize I have more programming to upgrade in how I treat myself thus others. But I'm coming back to compassion and self-forgiveness, and recognizing I'm truly the only one with real power to make the life of my dreams.
I agree~
Wise words~