I often wonder at the human capacity to be *so* down on oneself while inundated by so much evidence of what actual cruelty looks like.

To agonize over personal failure & guilt in a world where "success" is so often bestowed on people responsible for the most reprehensible acts...

We're all such messy critters.

But gentling despair at our messiness is crucial - because it gives us more space to tackle the ruins all around.

So try not to forget, eh?

Kindness with ourselves is activism, too.

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In "meta" practice, within Buddhism one must start with placing loving kindness on oneself. Before moving outward. This is so important, so under valued, that when I used to teach meta practice we would spend one whole day just doing this.

It was startling to many that this was hard to do honestly and with conviction, and just not fake it. Yet it is vital. Imagine holding yourself as if a newborn, place the same care, love and wonder on yourself.

@corlin @MLClark 🕉️

Thank you Corlin. These words took me back some 20+ years - to what was a necessary, profound and life altering journey.

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