Reflections

My Thoughts on Yoga, Wellness, Health and Lifestyle

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”― Carl Gustav Jung


The antidote to self criticism is self kindness
Brigitte Riley Brigitte Riley

The antidote to self criticism is self kindness

Most of us are our own worst self critic, we habitually judge ourselves as not competent enough or not physically attractive enough etc, etc. AND we actually believe these negative things that we tell ourselves.

Yet when we continually dwell on these thoughts, they become bad stagnant energy and can have a huge impact on our brain health, as well as our physical health, nervous system and emotional health, eventually causing anxiety, stress or even depression…..

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Let them work it out for themselves
Brigitte Riley Brigitte Riley

Let them work it out for themselves

It’s natural to want to change the people we love but it can also cause stress and become toxic in a relationship.

Trying to change others (especially those that we’re closest to) has more to do with us than it does them.

We can have the best sense of purpose and all the knowledge in the world to want to help a person but they may not be ready or willing to change, then we must accept that it is out of our control……

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