Your only shame is to have shame.
Forgive others, forgive yourself, forgive yourself for not being perfect, and accept responsibility for your own life.
We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.
As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others - what and whom we can work with, and how - becomes wider.
We must not only be patient with others, infinitely patient, but also with our own poor selves.
Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.
They say learning to love yourself, Is the first step, That you take when you want to be real...
The trance of unworthiness keeps the sweetness of belonging out of reach. The path to "the sweetness of belonging," is acceptance - acceptance of ourselves and acceptance of others without judgment.
Compassion starts with making friends with ourselves.
