Kindness Resolve

Helping someone to cross the street, feeding a hungry person, rescuing a stray animal, most of us are moved to lend a hand when we see a need.  However, the most fundamental kindness, I believe, lies in how we treat ourselves.  We spend so much time and effort beating ourselves up for what we have not done, for the mistakes we've made, for the dreams and goals we've let go by.  It's exhausting and debilitating.  No wonder we get stuck.

It's time to change.  It's time to be kind to ourselves, to let go of that scolding, criticizing, blaming voice inside our heads that makes us feel so bad.  As has been said over and over, we are our own worst critics.  Why concentrate on the bad?  Ask anyone who knows and loves you: you will hear a litany of all the good things they see in you.  Recognize and accept the good while acknowledging that, for your entire life, you are a masterpiece in progress.

Resolve to be kind to yourself while you work on what needs to be done. You'll free yourself up to pursue all the wonderful dreams you've been saving for "some day."

Repeat after me:


                        "Today, I will be kind to myself!"

Again.

                        "Today, and every day, I will be kind to myself!"

Salud to your kinder self.    

You, the Visionary

What is your vision for today, for next month, next spring, for your life?  What do you have in mind for yourself in terms of your health, your activities, your relationships, and, again, for your life?  Are you realizing any of your fantasies and dreams?

Yes, you do have dreams.  No matter how unambitious or unfocused you feel you may be, you do have fantasies about how your life should be.  Think back.  When you look at a piece of clothing you would like to wear, when you are outdoors and want to be a part of the day in a more active way, when you look longingly at people interacting in ways that are missing from your life, you are creating dreams.  These dreams are the beginnings of working out goals for yourself to change your life into one which is energizing and satisfying.  

Today, now, is the time.

Recognize your dreams.

Write them down.

Give them life and strength.

You will become powerful in their fulfillment.

Salud!