Comments on: Practice on yourself–Compassion https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/ on Life and Love Sat, 05 Nov 2022 16:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Goings on in March '14 - Daybook https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-40675 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:10:50 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-40675 […] am resolving . . . to be more compassionate to myself (it’s Step 3 of 12 this year) so I’ll be more compassionate to […]

]]> By: kel rohlf https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-40422 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:30:41 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-40422 Lisa- What a timely message…the direct correlation between how compassionate I am with myself reflects in my relationships…thanks for this insightful look into the mirror…I have been contemplating the Scripture “love others as you love yourself”…I often get out of balance loving others but not caring for myself…And the three loves together make for such healthy relating…love God wholeheartedly, love my self like God loves me and that love will overflow to others! Great post! Thanks-Kel

]]> By: cookingupfaith https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39884 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:38:06 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39884 Wow! I really needed to read this tonight and the Lord knew it. 🙂 I’m going to soak all of this in and definitely work on giving myself more compassion. Thanks for posting such encouraging words!
Cooking Up Faith
http://www.cookingupfaith.org

]]> By: Caleb Suko https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39850 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:20:17 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39850 It’s so hard to evaluate how kind or hard you really are on yourself. I find it helpful to get my wife’s opinion or the opinion of someone who knows me well. I also find that there are certain areas of life that I’m too easy on myself and certain areas that I am too hard on myself.

]]> By: tcavey https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39843 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:53:15 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39843 Sometimes I find it hardest to forgive myself, to have compassion on my myself, to be a friend to myself. But God’s love helps me not only Love others, but love myself as He does.

Great thoughts.

]]> By: Dawn St Amand Paoletta https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39830 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:50:05 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39830 Looks like a wonderful read, and journey. I love your slow, deliberate and insightful unwrapping of this practice, Lisa. I look forward to check in on your year of Compassion. I think when we refuse to receive compassion- we really stunting our our ability to give it, and as you say we do need to concously choose to do it. If we are hard on ourselves, we will be hard on others. There is no getting around it. We can’t freely give what we refuse ourselves. I am still learning…but this is also what God has shown me in time. SOmetimes we think we are hardest on ourselves, but I guarentee if we are, we lack a graciousness toward others in word, deed OR inner attitude. God help us grow in compassion to ourselves that we may be authentically compassionate toward others. Great post, my friend.

]]> By: Dolly@Soulstops https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39827 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:17:33 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39827 Oh, Lisa,
how I needed this reminder today…yesterday, I spoke with a friend and afterwards, she said she felt “tender” towards me, and it made me realize I needed to be more tender toward myself….yes, practicing self-compassion is not self-obsession…Thank you 🙂

]]> By: Ceil https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39784 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:30:16 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39784 Hi Lisa! I think I am harder on myself than on anyone else. That’s kind of sad. If I can’t be kind to me, I’ll run out of gas being kind to others. The well of compassion needs to be deep, there are so many people who need that in the world.

Practicing on my self is actually a way to love others. I’ll forgive and let go, and make room to be filled with grace to spread myself more. I like that a lot! Great post for me Lisa. Thank you!
Ceil

]]> By: bluecottonmemory https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39696 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:54:31 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39696 My older boys tell me, “You’re easier on the younger ones.” (each one has said that about the one directly younger) – but I think it is like you said – we learn to be more compassionate, more understanding – expand and understand more! As I have learned how God loves and sees me, I have been better able to love my boys unconditionally – oh, yes – the more I find grace from God for me – the more I give it to others! Your post has been a pat on the back – a “keep-on, keep-on” – Thank you, Lisa! I always love what your heart brings here!

]]> By: laura https://lisanotes.com/compassionate-to-yourself/#comment-39667 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 02:05:18 +0000 https://www.lisanotes.com/?p=2944#comment-39667 I often struggle with this, Lisa, as many do. One thing I often tell my patients is to pretend their best friend or child were sitting in their wheelchair, going through what they are going through right now. What would you say to them, I ask. It’s remarkable how this simple role play is often a breakthrough to self-compassion. Thanks for this reminder.

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