24 Mar Self-Compassion Break
Okay, this is suffering
Other people feel this way.
May I be kind. May we all be kind.
Simple words. I know. Yet as we practice them over and over and over again we begin to cultivate self-compassion.
Meditation teacher and psychologist Chris Germer suggests we do this practice multiple times a day.
Any time there’s suffering, stop. Pause. Offer yourself self-compassion.
This is a moment of suffering.
Acknowledge what you are living in right now, a moment of suffering. Feel your connection to more people. Come of isolation. Recognize there are others in the world who are also suffering:
Other people feel this way.
In the reality of suffering, knowing that you’re not alone, soften into your heart, offering yourself a blessing:
May I be kind. May we all be kind.
May I be free of suffering. May we all be free of suffering.