A compassionate observer

I’ve been encouraging you all since I started this blog to notice your thoughts and try to be more aware of them. But I want you to know that when I first started working on managing my brain it wasn’t easy. I started to notice that I didn’t like a lot of the thoughts I was thinking. I would feel guilty or ashamed, and all of that drama only made me feel more trapped! I realize now that I was missing a very important element. You guys, we have got to be more compassionate with ourselves. I swear most of us are so critical of ourselves all the time it’s like we’re our own worst enemy. We are constantly beating ourselves up over things that in the end really don’t matter. So today I’d like to challenge you to notice your thoughts. Take some time to write whatever you’re thinking. Don’t make it pretty and fluffy for your posterity, just write. And then stop yourself when the judgements come. Just continue as a compassionate observer of yourself. Be your own best friend. Remind yourself that you are complete, whole, and totally worthy just the way you are! Nothing is wrong with you!