Loving yourself through the things that are hard for you (even if they aren’t hard for anyone else)

I think that we’re all a bit caught up in being a bit better than we are. This is not to say that you’re not amazing - you are. But, I do believe that we all likely hold ourselves to standards that are a bit beyond our actual capabilities - or desires for ourselves. Do we want to be holding ourselves to these standards? Do we really want to have zero grace when it comes to our own lives? Are we secretly longing to be a little more gentle with ourselves? Where does this overly high expectation of the self come from?

When things are tough (for you because let's be honest, your hard doesn’t have to be hard for anyone else - this is YOUR LIFE), your job should be to make sure you are okay. safe, and gentle with yourself.