You're human..
Don't expect that you will be perfect.
Garner-known as a relaxation expert-is sometimes asked if he ever experiences stress and finds it hard to relax. The answer is yes, he says, and that's OK. "That, for me is really key: always remembering that I'm human, that I'm learning, and that being mindful means being present in life as it occurs." We all need to treat ourselves with this sort of compassion he adds, because inevitably we will fail some of the time, at relaxing and just about everything else.
Learning to be compassionate-with others and ourselves-can be frustratingly difficult at times, such as when we're stuck in traffic, in the middle of a contentious meeting, or have just had a fight with a loved one.
At such moments, remind yourself that compassion is path we should try to follow, not a destination where we will arrive and always stay.
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