kindness

I had plans to cook more this weekend, but I didn't. I had plans to prepare a blog post, but I didn't. I had plans to do all of my laundry, but I didn't. I meant to fit in an extra workout, and I meant to get ahead on work.

After a 13 hour day yesterday, I came home, thought of all of these things, and found myself exhausted, stressed, and frustrated with my self. When will I fit everything in? 

My typical response would be to make a plan, wake up early, and work towards getting everything done. Have to meet my expectations, right?

Not necessarily. I woke up and realized that that's not what I need right now. How about I focus on the positive? My strengths, my intentions, my heart.

Instead, I need to practice being kinder to myself. Being gentler with myself.

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I'm going to spend my extra time this morning on me. On efforts to cultivate my capacity for kindness. I will focus my loving-kindness meditation on myself, rather than others. Because really, being kind to yourself and being kind to others should be one and the same. Don't choose one or the other.

To learn more about loving-kindness meditation, or metta, google is your friend. There are lots of resources out there; even free audio files to lead the meditation for you. I recommend starting with you, then practicing loving-kindness towards others.

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