Parham

“If we never deny
the inevitable end
of the story,
we will write it
more beautiful
while we're alive.”
― Andrea Gibson, You Better Be Lightning

“For each event, use mindfulness, a sense of common humanity, and kindness to process the event in a self-compassionate way.”
― 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

“Try to feel compassion for how difficult it is to be an imperfect human being in this extremely competitive society of ours. Our culture does not emphasize self-compassion, quite the opposite. We’re told that no matter how hard we try, our best just isn’t good enough.”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself