![]() "The smallest act of compassion can inspire the greatest movement of healing. Everyone matters and everyone deserves self-acceptance, love, and belonging. Your particular problems aren’t the same as mine. And my problems aren’t the same as my neighbors. But we all struggle with a lot of the same heartaches. Most of us have been treated unjustly at some point in our lives. We’ve felt like we didn’t fit in, and maybe like the world was against us. We’ve felt afraid of being judged and rejected. We’ve felt like we’re not enough (smart enough, thin enough, funny enough, young enough, rich enough, etc). We’ve lost loved ones. We’ve had to make hard choices and do things we didn’t feel competent or ready to do. You know what? We’re all in this together. We can choose to help each up or we can choose to push each other away." Read more here ... ![]() When we're busy or involved with helping others, it's easy to put ourselves at the bottom of our priority list. Nevertheless, it's vital to find little ways to show ourselves compassion, because at the end of the day, each of us matters as much as anyone else in our lives. Self-compassion not only can help us feel balanced and appreciated, but it is also essential to feeling healthy and safe. Read more here ... |
Jo StepaniakJo Stepaniak, MSEd, is the author of numerous books on vegan cuisine and compassionate living.
February 2017
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