Sharon SalzbergWhen you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.
About This Quote
Before we can do anything else, we must first be kind and caring of ourselves. It is only when we give ourselves the time to be kind and caring that we can begin to do things that are good for us. Being kind and caring means we can reflect on one good thing about ourselves and build a bridge of kindness and caring toward the part of our life we want to improve.
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