Take It Easy On Yourself

Whatever you’ve done and however you feel you’ve fallen short. It is what it is at this stage. What isn’t helpful, for you or anyone else, is mentally beating yourself up. Honestly, it just makes things worse. My friend, life is complex enough - so let’s keep this practice simple. Let’s just sit together, connect with ourselves, and take a restorative break. With love
The background music is Softness

Transcript

I need you to listen and to listen very carefully, Take it easy on yourself, There's only one of you and believe it or not you are precious and you are loved, Whatever you've done and however you feel you've fallen short, It is what it is at this stage, What isn't helpful for you or anyone else is mentally beating yourself up, Honestly it just makes things worse, Are you comfortable, If so settle and allow yourself to let go a little, If there's anything you need to do to make yourself more comfortable please do it now, My friend life is complex enough so let's keep this practice simple, Let's just sit together, Connect with ourselves and take a break from the thought train, Noticing the weight of the body against the surface that you're resting on, Noticing your feet on the floor, Feeling gravity ground you, Letting go, Letting go, Noticing the breath as it enters and leaves the body, Where do you feel the breath most strongly, Whether at the belly, The chest, The nose or anywhere else, Just hold your attention there and when you feel your mind has drifted off, Gently bring it back to where you notice the breath the most, No need to change anything, The body knows how to breathe, Noticing the in and the out, Letting go, Letting go, Letting go, Noticing only the breath, Gently, Lightly noticing, Allowing thoughts, Feelings, Sounds to come and go, Returning to the breath, Returning to the breath, You can let the following words move through you or you might repeat them to yourself, Whatever works best for you, Change and growth are easier if I stop being so hard on myself, It's okay to make mistakes, I'm working on treating myself with respect, I choose to move forward and I ask for help when I need it, Every day I wake up, I have another chance and I accept myself, Warts and all, If you've been telling yourself off, Berating yourself and being very self-critical for a long time, It will take time to soften and be kinder, The magic thing is that it can happen, It does happen and it will happen for you, When you catch yourself being awful and stuck in your head, You can practice noticing the breath, Noticing how the body feels, You can give yourself a brief break, You can then start to introduce more neutral or kinder self-talk, It does take time but it is so worth it because it's part of looking after yourself, Taking it easy on yourself is not about glossing over unhealthy or unhelpful behaviours or situations, Taking things easy on yourself is about not making things any worse, It's about accepting what is, Being accountable, Sitting with it and having the emotional, Spiritual, Mental and physical space to move forward in a healthy positive direction and taking it easy on yourself makes it easier for you to do that, So let's take a minute just to reflect and when you're ready, Gently come back to the space around you and take it easy on yourself, There's only one of you

Reviews

Wow ! Thank you ! I so needed this practice and will do it often to remind me ! I seem to be having a difficult time with self love and expectations lately ! Very grateful for the reminder that I am human ! l

thank you for this peaceful pause to remind myself to be gentle with myself 🙏