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Kristin Neff Quote: “One of the saddest consequences of social comparison is how we distance ourselves from people whose success makes us feel bad about ourselves.”

51. “One of the saddest consequences of social comparison is how we distance ourselves from people whose success makes us feel bad about ourselves.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “Suffering stems from a single source – comparing our reality to our ideals. When reality matches our wants and desires, we’re happy and satisfied. When reality doesn’t match our wants and desires, we suffer.”

52. “Suffering stems from a single source – comparing our reality to our ideals. When reality matches our wants and desires, we’re happy and satisfied. When reality doesn’t match our wants and desires, we suffer.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “Can you accept all these facets of yourself? Being human does not mean being better than others. Being human means you encompass the full range of human experience, the positive, the negative, and the neutral. Being human means you are average in many ways. Can you celebrate the experience of being alive on this planet in all your complexity and wonder?”

53. “Can you accept all these facets of yourself? Being human does not mean being better than others. Being human means you encompass the full range of human experience, the positive, the negative, and the neutral. Being human means you are average in many ways. Can you celebrate the experience of being alive on this planet in all your complexity and wonder?”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “For each event, use mindfulness, a sense of common humanity, and kindness to process the event in a self-compassionate way.”

54. “For each event, use mindfulness, a sense of common humanity, and kindness to process the event in a self-compassionate way.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “Our emotional suffering is caused by our desire for things to be other than they are. The more we resist the fact of what is happening right now, the more we suffer. Pain is like a gaseous substance. If you allow it to just be there, freely, it will eventually dissipate on its own. If you fight and resist the pain, however, walling it into a confined space, the pressure will grow and grow until there is an explosion.”

55. “Our emotional suffering is caused by our desire for things to be other than they are. The more we resist the fact of what is happening right now, the more we suffer. Pain is like a gaseous substance. If you allow it to just be there, freely, it will eventually dissipate on its own. If you fight and resist the pain, however, walling it into a confined space, the pressure will grow and grow until there is an explosion.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “See if you can allow gentle self-acceptance to coexist with the active drive for self-improvement.”

56. “See if you can allow gentle self-acceptance to coexist with the active drive for self-improvement.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “Clearly you don’t have complete control over your actions, or else you’d only act in ways that you approved of. So why are you judging yourself so harshly for the way you are?”

57. “Clearly you don’t have complete control over your actions, or else you’d only act in ways that you approved of. So why are you judging yourself so harshly for the way you are?”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “When we give ourselves compassion, however, when we care for and look after ourselves, we can start to let go of society’s narrow definitions of how men and women are supposed to be sexually. We can start to love and accept ourselves exactly as we are and can express our sexuality in the way that most fulfills us.”

58. “When we give ourselves compassion, however, when we care for and look after ourselves, we can start to let go of society’s narrow definitions of how men and women are supposed to be sexually. We can start to love and accept ourselves exactly as we are and can express our sexuality in the way that most fulfills us.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “If you are a habitual self-critic, remember that your behavior actually represents a convoluted form of self-care, an attempt to keep yourself safe and on track. You don’t want to beat yourself up for beating yourself up in the vain hope that it will somehow make you stop beating yourself up. Just as hate can’t conquer hate – but only strengthens and reinforces it – self-judgment can’t stop self-judgment.”

59. “If you are a habitual self-critic, remember that your behavior actually represents a convoluted form of self-care, an attempt to keep yourself safe and on track. You don’t want to beat yourself up for beating yourself up in the vain hope that it will somehow make you stop beating yourself up. Just as hate can’t conquer hate – but only strengthens and reinforces it – self-judgment can’t stop self-judgment.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “When we open our hearts to what is, it generates a level of warmth that helps heal our wounds.”

60. “When we open our hearts to what is, it generates a level of warmth that helps heal our wounds.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “Sometimes when children act in difficult or tiresome ways, they are actually sending the message that they need their parents’ emotional support. It may not be attention that children are seeking but connection.”

61. “Sometimes when children act in difficult or tiresome ways, they are actually sending the message that they need their parents’ emotional support. It may not be attention that children are seeking but connection.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “According to my model, self-compassion is comprised of three main elements: mindfulness, common humanity, and kindness. These elements are distinct but interact as a system, and all three must be present in a self-compassionate mindset to make it healthy and stable.”

62. “According to my model, self-compassion is comprised of three main elements: mindfulness, common humanity, and kindness. These elements are distinct but interact as a system, and all three must be present in a self-compassionate mindset to make it healthy and stable.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “When qualities of kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness are applied toward the suffering of others, they manifest as compassion. When they’re applied to our own suffering, they manifest as self-compassion. When they’re directed toward others’ positive qualities, they manifest as mudita: sympathetic joy. And when they’re directed toward our own positive qualities, they manifest as self-appreciation.”

63. “When qualities of kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness are applied toward the suffering of others, they manifest as compassion. When they’re applied to our own suffering, they manifest as self-compassion. When they’re directed toward others’ positive qualities, they manifest as mudita: sympathetic joy. And when they’re directed toward our own positive qualities, they manifest as self-appreciation.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “When someone close to us is feeling inadequate or is facing a difficult life challenge, we’ve learned over the years what to say: “I’m so sorry. What do you need right now? Is there anything I can do to help? Remember I’m here for you.”

64. “When someone close to us is feeling inadequate or is facing a difficult life challenge, we’ve learned over the years what to say: “I’m so sorry. What do you need right now? Is there anything I can do to help? Remember I’m here for you.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “If you’re able to comfort yourself every time something painful happens, staying centered and not running away with reactivity, you can start to trust yourself. You can more easily find inner courage when hard times hit, knowing that you can get through almost anything with the help of your own compassionate support.”

65. “If you’re able to comfort yourself every time something painful happens, staying centered and not running away with reactivity, you can start to trust yourself. You can more easily find inner courage when hard times hit, knowing that you can get through almost anything with the help of your own compassionate support.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “Every time you catch yourself being judgmental about your unwanted trait in the future, first notice the pain of your self-judgment and give yourself compassion. Then try to reframe your inner dialogue so that it is more encouraging and supportive. Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear.”

66. “Every time you catch yourself being judgmental about your unwanted trait in the future, first notice the pain of your self-judgment and give yourself compassion. Then try to reframe your inner dialogue so that it is more encouraging and supportive. Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “With self-appreciation, we don’t need to put others down to feel good about ourselves. I can appreciate my own achievements at the same time that I recognize yours. I can rejoice in your talents while also celebrating my own. Appreciation involves acknowledging the light in everyone, ourselves included.”

67. “With self-appreciation, we don’t need to put others down to feel good about ourselves. I can appreciate my own achievements at the same time that I recognize yours. I can rejoice in your talents while also celebrating my own. Appreciation involves acknowledging the light in everyone, ourselves included.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “So why do we treat ourselves so differently than we do our friends? One reason has to do with how we deal with threats. When we notice something about ourselves that we don’t like or when we face a life challenge, we feel personally threatened.”

68. “So why do we treat ourselves so differently than we do our friends? One reason has to do with how we deal with threats. When we notice something about ourselves that we don’t like or when we face a life challenge, we feel personally threatened.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “The best context for examining this is a close friendship – because let’s face it, sometimes we’re not as compassionate as we might like to be with our children or partners or family members: they’re too close. We tend to have more space in our reactions with our friends, and we take them less for granted since these relationships are voluntary. This means we’re often our best selves with our close friends.”

69. “The best context for examining this is a close friendship – because let’s face it, sometimes we’re not as compassionate as we might like to be with our children or partners or family members: they’re too close. We tend to have more space in our reactions with our friends, and we take them less for granted since these relationships are voluntary. This means we’re often our best selves with our close friends.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “Our emotional suffering is caused by our desire for things to be other than they are.”

70. “Our emotional suffering is caused by our desire for things to be other than they are.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “Connectedness is inherent to compassion. When compassion is turned inward, it means we acknowledge that all humans are imperfect and lead an imperfect life. While this may sound obvious, we often fall into the trap of believing that things should go well and that something has gone wrong when they don’t.”

71. “Connectedness is inherent to compassion. When compassion is turned inward, it means we acknowledge that all humans are imperfect and lead an imperfect life. While this may sound obvious, we often fall into the trap of believing that things should go well and that something has gone wrong when they don’t.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “So now you know why you – or your wonderful, successful friend – keep picking the wrong guy or gal. Self-critics are often attracted to judgmental romantic partners who confirm their feelings of worthlessness.”

72. “So now you know why you – or your wonderful, successful friend – keep picking the wrong guy or gal. Self-critics are often attracted to judgmental romantic partners who confirm their feelings of worthlessness.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “His point was that we can distinguish between the normal pain of life – difficult emotions, physical discomfort, and so on – and actual suffering, which is the mental anguish caused by fighting against the fact that life is sometimes painful.”

73. “His point was that we can distinguish between the normal pain of life – difficult emotions, physical discomfort, and so on – and actual suffering, which is the mental anguish caused by fighting against the fact that life is sometimes painful.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “Lyubomirsky finds that several key factors make a difference in terms of maximizing happiness. Some of the most important are being grateful for what you have, looking at the bright side of difficult situations, not comparing yourself to others, practicing acts of kindness, being mindful, and savoring joy.”

74. “Lyubomirsky finds that several key factors make a difference in terms of maximizing happiness. Some of the most important are being grateful for what you have, looking at the bright side of difficult situations, not comparing yourself to others, practicing acts of kindness, being mindful, and savoring joy.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “The best way to counteract self-criticism, therefore, is to understand it, have compassion for it, and then replace it with a kinder response.”

75. “The best way to counteract self-criticism, therefore, is to understand it, have compassion for it, and then replace it with a kinder response.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and.”

76. “He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “When reality matches our wants and desires, we’re happy and satisfied. When reality doesn’t match our wants and desires, we suffer.”

77. “When reality matches our wants and desires, we’re happy and satisfied. When reality doesn’t match our wants and desires, we suffer.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “It’s ironic that anger, which is an inherently powerful emotion, causes women to feel powerless because we’re not allowed to acknowledge anger as part of our true nature. Instead, we feel like an alien force has taken us over and say things like “I lost it” or “I wasn’t myself.” This is because women have been taught to reject their anger and to see it as foreign.”

78. “It’s ironic that anger, which is an inherently powerful emotion, causes women to feel powerless because we’re not allowed to acknowledge anger as part of our true nature. Instead, we feel like an alien force has taken us over and say things like “I lost it” or “I wasn’t myself.” This is because women have been taught to reject their anger and to see it as foreign.”

— Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff Quote: “We can’t stop our judgmental thoughts, but we don’t have to encourage or believe in them either.”

79. “We can’t stop our judgmental thoughts, but we don’t have to encourage or believe in them either.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “These are the thoughts and emotions that are arising in my conscious awareness in the present moment.”

80. “These are the thoughts and emotions that are arising in my conscious awareness in the present moment.”

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Kristin Neff Quote: “So what’s the answer? To stop judging and evaluating ourselves altogether. To stop trying to label ourselves as “good” or “bad” and simply accept ourselves with an open heart.”

81. “So what’s the answer? To stop judging and evaluating ourselves altogether. To stop trying to label ourselves as “good” or “bad” and simply accept ourselves with an open heart.”

— Kristin Neff

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