The Importance of Self-Compassion

It’s all relative…

With everything that is happening in our world right now, considering that we have a roof over our head, food and heat, it seems natural to say, “I have so much to be grateful for, so I can’t complain.” I do it myself. It’s a lot like a spiritual bypass; “No matter what happens, I am still breathing.”

If we don’t allow our true feelings and hurts to surface because we are told we have it good, how is this honoring our truth? When we don’t process emotions by pushing away, stuffing down, or denying their existence we create stress and disease in our bodies. Over time an unwillingness to experience our own feelings leads to numbness.

“If you restore balance in your own self, you will be contributing immensely to the healing of the world.” -Deepak Chopra

We all know that we are not the only ones dealing with the complexity of being human. In our humanity, there are challenges and suffering. Feelings of loss, abandonment, loneliness and fear are universal — in that way, we are created equal.

When we hold space for others, there is never a time that we don’t gain something, but we need to hold space for our own suffering too.If we reject our own emotions because we don’t feel like they’re important enough, we are missing out on our own humanity. Our suffering shows us what we need to be fully…

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By Julie Bertagna; All Rights Reserved @2021