Community: Practicing gentleness
Each week, we gather our community’s wisdom. This week, we asked: How are you being gentle with yourself lately?
“Making time for meditation before devices.”
“Prioritizing time to heal.”
“An empty Friday afternoon.”
“Changing myself a little at a time, instead of shaming myself for where I’m at. Small steps.”
“Sitting in a sunbeam.”
“Allowing me to feel what I feel.”
“I’m not going back to the people who hurt me.”
“I’m not — but this has reminded me to be. Off for a run and then a long bath.”
“Taking moments to pause, breathe, re-align.”
“Slowing down.”
“Staying in bed a little bit longer today.”
“Letting fear be a friend on my journey, rather than seeing it as an obstacle I need to overcome.”
“Going slow and steady with myself.”
“Daytime naps.”
“Giving myself a little bit more time (to make a cup) or comfort (coffee, tea, water) during a busy schedule.”
“Trying hard to get days off.”
“Allowing myself to order and enjoy (guilt-free) restaurant food a few times a week!”
“Celebrating small wins.”
“I talk to my younger self a lot during times my emotions are heightened.”
“Showing myself love, ‘you can’t hate yourself into a person you love.’
“I listened to my body and stayed in bed for the whole day without feeling guilty.”
“Telling myself that it’s okay to feel sad over past things and that I’ll grow from it one day at a time.”
“Romanticizing my days off instead of feeling guilty for resting and relaxing.”
“Took a day off because I’m sick, could have powered through but didn’t. It helped.”
“Ugly cry when I want to, without worrying about how I will look afterwards.”
“Allowing myself to be gentle with myself even if I make mistakes.”
“I welcomed all of my sensations and feelings through my week of covid.”
“I let myself stay in bed this week.”
"Prioritizing sleep over getting up earlier to work. My body needs sleep over money at the moment."
"I just accept my feelings instead of being my worst enemy and judging them."
"Letting myself rest and giving myself time to process my emotions"
"Not letting procrastination guide me"
"Resting when my body tells me to slow down."
"Journaling lets me carefully reflect on how I feel during the day, rather than dismissing that."
"Listening to classical music radio and vacuuming my room."
"Allowing myself to be angry."
"Setting tiny goals. Focusing on the moment rather than long term range."
"Celebrating small wins."
Thank you to everyone who shared. While we can’t post everyone’s story here, we appreciate every single one. To participate in our weekly round-ups, join us Instagram!
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