Be Kind to Yourself

I saw this post by a friend on Facebook the other day: ‘OK this is a note to future me… take a deep breath, have a cuppa, ask for a hand and just take it day by day.. you can do it’.  It reminded me how important it is to be kind to yourself.

I encourage you today to have a look at how you are talking to yourself – are you being kind, or are you getting stuck on the ‘shoulds’ and ‘haven’ts’? If you were chatting with a friend, would you respond the same way?

At the moment, I am finding myself getting a bit anxious whenever I’m rushing to do errands and meet appointments. One of the ways I cope is to say to myself: “You’re okay, you can do this honey”. I am encouraging myself and speaking words of kindness instead of focusing on the negative.

It’s a good idea to make a list of ways that you can be kind to yourself. These are some ideas from a list that I have written down:

Ways to be kind:

• Make a cup of tea and sit in the garden
• Pray or journal
• Bake
• Dance with my kids
• Do something creative
• Call mum (or a friend)
• Light a scented candle
• Buy flowers (for myself or someone else!)

What other things would you write on the list? Feel free to share some ideas!