Meditations: Be Kind to YOU and Your Future Self

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“Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.” 

~Becca Lee

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“Go above and beyond for yourself! You do it for family, friends, and colleagues, but don’t forget about YOU. It’s important to include yourself… You are worthy of your own kindness, too!” 

~Stephanie Lahart

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Be Kind To Your Future Self

from the Kindness Garden

"I am not the same person today that I was yesterday, last week, last month, last year. And I don’t know who I will be tomorrow. But whoever I am in the future, I should treat myself with respect and loving kindness. In this article, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love, reflects on a childhood memory when her mother showed kindness to her “future self” by making her bed before leaving on a week-long vacation. Because she knew she would be tired when she returned home, she would fully appreciate having a neatly made bed waiting for her to crawl into." ~The Kindness Garden (Source)

"But what about the person you will become in a week? Or a month? Or a year? What about that innocent stranger? What did she ever do that was so wrong? What if you were able to regard your future self as a deserving visitor worthy of affection and sympathy? What if every single day you tried to think of one nice gift you could offer her—something that might make her feel welcome and safe and loved when she finally shows up?" ~Elizabeth Gilbert, (Eat Pray Love) Read more of this article at this link: LINK