What is being a friend to yourself? As long as we have been talking about this, we still wonder. Although a dynamic concept, we have a premise that doesn’t change. Everything starts and ends with Me.
Seated in any test, laid aside any stressor, blocked by a wall of most threatening construct, being a friend to yourself begins here. We have that to guide us and will never ever have to ask again, “Where do I start?” We never will lose ourselves to the confusions around us of looking for our home; our point of reference and direction. There is immense usefulness in this.
Question: How has this starting point helped to reorient you, to decrease negative climax and increase presence in your life? How has starting with Me been friendly and/or how is/will be starting with Me be friendly? Please break it down and tell us your story.
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Self-Care Tip: Start with Me to start being a friend to yourself.
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The question, for me, is not “Where do I start?”. After a year and a half (or more) of participating in this journey, I know that answer. I start with Me. The question, for me, then is “How, under the present circumstances, do I start?” Every day brings something new and each new thing (and lots of the old ones) cause me wonder “How do I take care of Me THIS time?” Sometimes the answer is simple; often it takes a lot of work to get started; recently it has seemed almost impossible; never, though, will I stop trying now that I know how valuable this concept is to my mental health.
u r fierce and inspiring. thank u.
Some people can never start with “me” because they can never get past attributing the cause for dissatisfaction to everyone but themselves. Giant step one there.
to find that nidus, that loci, that flicker of some point of reference inside of Me can b a worthy life mission