Quotes about Self-compassion

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

It's vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.

Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts. Think about why it hurts so much when other people say or do things that make you feel rejected. Isn't it in part due to the fact they just voiced some vulnerability you've already berated yourself for? It hurts exponentially more when you're kicked in an already bruised shin.

Don't receive condemnation when you have setbacks or bad days. Just get back up, dust yourself off, and start again.

Chapter 21 teaches us to be less toxic toward ourselves.

Maybe we should think about whether some imperfections might be a good thing. Maybe we should consider whether we're trying too hard to smooth all the rough edges.

Forgiveness is, first of ali, a gift I give myself.

Forgiveness is worthless to us emotionally if we can't forgive ourselves.

We Are Lovable Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.

Sometime we get so addicted to murmuring about the past and blaming the past for everything that we miss our whole future. You're not going to enjoy your future, and you're not going to enjoy your right now, if all you can do is be guilty and ashamed and afraid of your past.

That every tear she felt like crying was a tear she had to cry, and she would know when she had cried enough when she didn't have any more tears left.