The measure of whether self-compassion is working is based on your intention. If your intention is true — if you genuinely want to be more supportive, kind, and caring toward yourself — that intention becomes the engine that drives your self-compassion practice. Sometimes you might say kind words to yourself and not feel much. That’s okay. If your intention is sincere, it will eventually start to filter in and feel more natural over time. But if the intention isn’t for your true well-being — if

It’s natural to want to want to make pain go away, but if we use self-compassion to deny or resist our suffering, it ends up just making things worse. This is what creates the central paradox of self-compassion practice - we give ourselves compassion not to feel better, but because we feel bad. ㅤ When we stop resisting and start embracing ourselves in the midst of our pain, we open the door to healing in a deeper, more authentic way. Next time you're hurting, ask yourself: Can I accept that this

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