It’s my Birthday today, and I am so excited because I found a little present in our house this week – a little surprise from our resident bonsai tree: flower buds! The tree turned from autumnal leaves to new buds around Christmas, but it was its first year in our house, so we weren’t sure if it would bloom (it is a blooming type, though). And here they are, little flowers on the way, coming soon!
Self-kindness is the part that responds to our self-judgement. It’s the voice that says: “It’s okay to feel this way.” Notice how you feel when others say that to you and when you say it to yourself. Yes: practice in front of the mirror; why not? If affirmations work for you, this could be one of them.