Compassion: 'One of the greatest things you can learn in life is to be compassionate. However many people do not understand the most critical thing about compassion; that true compassion includes compassion for yourself.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True compassion requires extending kindness to oneself, not just others.
- In plain terms
- Be kind to yourself as well as to others.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-compassion is essential for true compassion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you currently treat yourself when you fail?
- What stops you from being kind to yourself?
Another view
Some may argue self-compassion risks becoming self-indulgence.
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