What I believe in: Your best friend

Your best friend

is inside you.

You are your own best friend. Or you should be. We are usually our own worst enemy: so critical about everything we do, easy to berate and be unkind to ourselves. If you were another person and that person treated you this way, you wouldn’t want to spend any time with them. And yet, we have no choice but to spend our whole lives with ourselves, so why not be kind and compassionate?

If it feels awkward to speak to yourself compassionately, try being a third person. For example: Sarah is struggling with her sleep during lock down. She would say, “What would Sarah do in this situation? What would Sarah say to her friend with the same problem?”

Compassion is the act of alleviating suffering so let’s help us help ourselves.