For the love of yourself

Day 122: One thing I learned today…

Self‐compassion describes a positive and caring attitude of a person toward her‐ or himself in the face of failures and individual shortcomings.

A large body of research links self compassion to different facets of well-being which include life satisfaction, emotional well being, Psychological wellbeing, happiness, and optimism.

Researchers found that individuals who scored higher on a measure of self compassion were also more positive & kinder to themselves when asked to recall a past failure as well as when given negative social feedback.

Are you the type of person to be kind to yourself? Man, I am working on this but little by little I am making progress.

Source:

Leary, M. R., Tate, E. B., Adams, C. E., Batts Allen, A., & Hancock, J. (2007). Self-compassion and reactions to unpleasant self-relevant events: The implications of treating oneself kindly. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(5), 887–904.

Zessin, U., Dickhäuser, O., & Garbade, S. (2015). The Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Well- Being: A Meta-Analysis. Applied Psychology. Health and Well-Being, 7(3), 340–364.