Well, it's not just that it's hard to think about being kind to yourself, it's also hard for folks to understand how to be kind to themselves. They don't realize when they're being unkind, or don't actually perform any kindness. They might just think (for random examples) "Okay, being kind to myself, now let's berate myself for X" or "of course I'm being kind to myself; I *have* to work this hard because of some reason I can't really think of at the moment" or whatever.
Gratitude and optimism can go hand in hand, by the way... by looking for things to be grateful for, one can find things are going better than they seem.
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Date: 2007-04-06 05:17 am (UTC)Gratitude and optimism can go hand in hand, by the way... by looking for things to be grateful for, one can find things are going better than they seem.