Give Yourself A Break

​Today, I opened Holy Wow! Volume III… The HazMat Variety Show… to the very front page. It says, “Here’s what folks are saying about Holy Wow!” There are 8 reviews. The very first one is from Deb B., who states, “When I sit to read Holy Wow!, I feel like I am sitting with a dear friend who is showing me a new way to look at my existence.”
Zowie! That is exactly the way I would like Holy Wow! to be experienced! “Let’s have a conversation about Life. There is more than 1 way to look at your existence.” You could say that pretty much sums up my intent in sharing what I share and the way I share it.
There is more than 1 way to look at your Life. To look at yourself. There is the kinder, gentler… more self-compassionate… way to consider yourself and what you are doing here on Planet Earth.
I’ve said for years… “If you talked to your friends the way you talk to yourself… you wouldn’t have any friends.” Our inner conversation… our inner narrator… tends to be in a harsh, self-critical tone. Reprimanding myself for being me.
I find it much less abusive to adopt a “silly ol’ bear” attitude toward myself. And especially toward others. It’s exhausting to always be so critical… to always be looking for “what’s wrong.”
Let’s put this another way… Give Yourself A Break.
If not you… who?
As you listen to your thoughts… you begin to hear how you rag on yourself. The harsh tone of your inner monologue. Always ready to tell you you’re not enough. Good enough. Smart enough. Thin enough. Rich enough.
What if you are enough?
There’s a meditation seed-thought for you! A mantra. A ‘daily word.’  ~  “I Am Enough.”