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367-Compassion Loving Kindness
Why we should treat ourselves with compassion, loving kindness, and how to do it.
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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2-ish minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I came across this meditation concept “compassion loving kindness” where the idea is that you give compassion to yourself, it’s tied to self-love, empathy and understanding. I just found this idea fascinating. I think the idea is that if you can give compassion to yourself, you can freely give compassion to others.
“Loving-kindness meditation soothes the mind and reduces subjective feelings of suffering. Traditional Buddhist practices in different parts of the world consider this practice as a pathway for cultivating happiness, appreciation, satisfaction, and ultimate acceptance (Bodhi, 2005; Shen-Yen 2001).”
In an article published in Positive Psychology, it says that “repeating kind words to ourselves such as “May you be well,” “May you be happy,” “May you be healthy,” etc., infuse a deep sense of self-worth instantaneously. During loving-kindness meditation, all we need to do is commit to some dedicated moments of appreciation, gratitude, and encouragement, first to ourselves and then to others.”
The benefits are enormous which include not being so hard on yourself and less destructive thoughts, positive emotions, resilience and reduction in physical pain.
Whether you practice a formal meditation or you sit with your thoughts or you just have 5 quick minutes, a loving-kindness thought pattern can be incredibly beneficial when we focus our attention to self-compassion.
I invite you to spend 2 minutes in gratitude and compassion for exactly who you are in this moment. There will never be a moment exactly like this one again and we get to experience this one moment in time.
Until next time, remember, kindness is contagious. Go out there and spread some kindness in the world.
Inspired by https://positivepsychology.com/loving-kindness-meditation/#research
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/
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Why we should treat ourselves with compassion, loving kindness, and how to do it.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2-ish minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I came across this meditation concept “compassion loving kindness” where the idea is that you give compassion to yourself, it’s tied to self-love, empathy and understanding. I just found this idea fascinating. I think the idea is that if you can give compassion to yourself, you can freely give compassion to others.
“Loving-kindness meditation soothes the mind and reduces subjective feelings of suffering. Traditional Buddhist practices in different parts of the world consider this practice as a pathway for cultivating happiness, appreciation, satisfaction, and ultimate acceptance (Bodhi, 2005; Shen-Yen 2001).”
In an article published in Positive Psychology, it says that “repeating kind words to ourselves such as “May you be well,” “May you be happy,” “May you be healthy,” etc., infuse a deep sense of self-worth instantaneously. During loving-kindness meditation, all we need to do is commit to some dedicated moments of appreciation, gratitude, and encouragement, first to ourselves and then to others.”
The benefits are enormous which include not being so hard on yourself and less destructive thoughts, positive emotions, resilience and reduction in physical pain.
Whether you practice a formal meditation or you sit with your thoughts or you just have 5 quick minutes, a loving-kindness thought pattern can be incredibly beneficial when we focus our attention to self-compassion.
I invite you to spend 2 minutes in gratitude and compassion for exactly who you are in this moment. There will never be a moment exactly like this one again and we get to experience this one moment in time.
Until next time, remember, kindness is contagious. Go out there and spread some kindness in the world.
Inspired by https://positivepsychology.com/loving-kindness-meditation/#research
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/