Choose Compassion
Compassion
To date, Compassion has been one of the top 3 most listened to episodes which is amazing as it is such a key to freedom, health, growth and more. In another episode, I shared on being a grace giver and it falls in line with that, we extend grace to others and ourselves. It's a practice. Just as having empathy and compassion for others is a practice and a choice.
:" a feeling of deep sympathy and sorry for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering" -Websters
Let me bring you into a huge secret that is literally LIFE CHANGING.SELF-COMPASSION. That's right.. compassion given to yourself.
"A moment of self- compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.- Christopher K. Germer(click to tweet)
Let's consider the many times you saw or heard a friend, family member or even a stranger hurting, stressed, in need or going thru a rough season. You extend grace and compassion to them. You express love, words of kindness, forgiveness, hope and more, right?Now think about your mistakes, bad days, struggles and pains, do you offer yourself the same pep talk and love? Most of the time no, we are usually self-critical more then we are self-compassionate.We must honor and accept that we are HUMAN, in process, and not perfect.I want to challenge you from this moment forward to not only respond to others with compassion and grace but to do the very same for yourself. As a practice, I encourage you to tell yourself something kind 5-8x a day for 30 days and see what happens. I want you to also respond to your failures, pain & beyond the same way. Extend kindness, forgiveness and love TO YOURSELF.You can listen to Grace Giver in Mindset 3 and Compassion in Mindset 9 on iTunes or click play below.
Grace Giver
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Compassion
[audio mp3="http://www.chrissyhelmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mindset-9-Choose-Compassion.mp3"][/audio] I would love to hear what your experience is with self-compassion and where you are at in the journey. Im wondering how many of you would enjoy doing a 30 days of self-compassion? Make sure you follow and subscribe so you can stay in the loop. If you see some great quotes or practice self-compassion use #selfcompassionchallenge to join the movement and community of grace givers.I know you have 3 friends that need to extend the baton of compassion to themselves and others.. do them a favor and pass this on to them! Full disclaimer I credit this knowledge, inspiration & revelation to my dearest friend, mentor, therapist and more Gayle Belanger, the author of Live Free.Expect Miracles,Chrissy