Cathy Lin

“The emotion of compassion springs from the recognition that the human experience is imperfect. Why else would we say “it’s only human” to comfort someone who has made a mistake? Self-compassion honors the fact that all human beings are fallible, that wrong choices and feelings of regret are inevitable, no matter how high and mighty one is. (As the saying goes, a clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.)”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

“He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

“either I’m perfect or I’m worthless—perfectionists are continually dissatisfied with themselves.”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

“God is here and everywhere.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace