Source http://zenhabits.net/kind-done/
By Leo Babauta
I’ve found that there are two profound changes that almost any of of us can make:
- Become kinder to ourselves
- Build trust in ourselves
Unfortunately, because we don’t really trust ourselves, we’re very rarely kind to ourselves.
When I ask people to start being kind to themselves, they usually come back at some point with this dilemma:
“But if I’m too kind to myself, I won’t get anything done!”
This is the fear, when people start being kind to themselves — that they’ll be too soft, they won’t get stuff done, they’ll let themselves off the hook too easily, they’ll just lie around doing nothing.
It’s an understandable fear — if you have had times when you procrastinated, you probably worry about this.
Let’s talk about why kindness to self is so important, how to do it, and how to still get stuff done even wh…