Give Yourself a Break Already
Quit being so hard on yourself.
Have you ever noticed that you’re a lot nicer to other people than you are to yourself? Somewhat pitiful (and true) isn’t it when you think about it.
Why is it if your best friend spills coffee on your shirt, it’s OK because you don’t want them to be upset, but if you spill coffee on your own shirt, you lose your freakin mind, calling yourself a clumsy jackass and ranting and raving for 5 minutes? Why can’t you just try not to make yourself upset?
It happens every day. We miss deadlines and we berate ourselves for hours, but if a friend is late or a coworker can’t get their workload done on time, you give them slack and even offer to help them with their assignments. WTF? You can’t give yourself a 5 minute leeway, but you show empathy for others?
Why do we treat ourselves so harshly? Wouldn’t it be great to just stand back and say, “It’s OK” once in a while when we do something to upset ourselves? Why don’t we watch out for our own feelings? Perhaps we need to stand back and start treating ourselves more like a friend than an annoyance.
We’d be happier, I’d think.
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