Don’t Be Too Hard On Yourself
Most us are not aware that they have a little man or woman in their head that keeps talking and talking and whom they are completely identified with. In everyone’s cases, the voice in the head is a predominantly unhappy one, so there’s an enormous amount of negativity that is continuously generated by this unconscious internal dialogue.
To come out of this we try to fight with our thoughts and we tend to inclined to discipline ourselves. This is first step we are taking to Hard With Ourselves.
Why we are hard on ourselves? Because we judge and criticise ourselves. Even the harshest criticism from a stranger rarely surpasses the judgment we put on ourselves. Individuals tend to be their own worst critics; it can take considerable work, patience, and mindfulness to stop judging yourself.
It is possible. And once you’ve stopped judging yourself, you can begin to have a more fulfilling life.
The sense of self that is derived from our thinking—which includes all one’s memories, one’s conditioning, and one’s sense of self—is a conceptual one that is derived from the past. It’s essential for people to recognize that this voice is going on inside them incessantly, and it’s always a breakthrough when people realize, “Here are all my habitual, repetitive, negative thoughts, and here I am, knowing that these thoughts are going through my head.” The identification is suddenly broken. This will be stepping stone for more fulfilling life and coming out from “Don’t Be Too Hard On Yourself.”
