Cultivate compassion for yourself and others from "summary" of Finding Your Power to Be Happy: Seven Practices to Bring Unconditional Happiness into Your Life by D.E. Hardesty
To cultivate compassion for yourself and others means to approach yourself and those around you with understanding, kindness, and empathy. It involves recognizing the inherent humanity and struggles that we all face, and responding to them with a sense of compassion rather than judgment or criticism. When you cultivate compassion for yourself, you are able to treat yourself with the same care and consideration that you would offer to a friend in need. By practicing self-compassion, you learn to acknowledge your own imperfections and mistakes without harsh self-criticism. Instead of berating yoursel...
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