Allyn Johnston

“what’s more important than the intensity of the challenge you face in life is how you relate to yourself in the midst of it.”
― Kristin Neff, Fierce Self-Compassion: How to Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Your Power, and Thrive

“We can’t stop our judgmental thoughts, but we don’t have to encourage or believe in them either.”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind

“So why do we treat ourselves so differently than we do our friends? One reason has to do with how we deal with threats. When we notice something about ourselves that we don’t like or when we face a life challenge, we feel personally threatened.”
― Kristin Neff, Fierce Self-Compassion: How to Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Your Power, and Thrive

“Sadness is beautiful. It makes us warm and tender.
In those moments of vulnerability, we’re humble,
and transparent. We connect with our being. We experience self-compassion in its entirety.”
― Anoir Ou-chad, The Alien