Acts of Kindness

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@amiablePeace77  What are you currently doing on a regular basis that helps you feel good about yourself?

Today I did Tai Chi and yoga and they help me feel good about myself. 

I write music to make me feel better.

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Things I do on a regular basis that helps me feel good about myself:

1. participate in therapy
2. listen to a sleep story or other meditation before bed
3. go for walks
4. eat well. 😊

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What are you currently doing on a regular basis that helps you feel good about yourself?

So many things bc I love doing everything I do to feel good about myself. 

Listening to music 

Writing whether it’s music, poems, journal, etc

Self care which includes but is not limited to eating well, walking, sleeping well, drinking water 

Being happy and peaceful 

Exercising

Trying to learn yoga. 

And way too many more things to continue naming but hope that’s enough at least for now 😂😂😂😂😂😂😀😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What are you currently doing on a regular basis that helps you feel good about yourself?

Supporting the efforts of people trying to make positive changes. Listening to and supporting people going through difficult times (as most people are). Showing kindness to people. Sharing information with people who show they're willing to learn.

@amiablePeace77 well my self image sucks. Like really really sucks. But I try to help support others on cups, and be kind to all the other residents and staff here at the carehome ❤ it makes me feel good to see them smile, and to know that today I may of helped someone 😁❤

It’s been really hard to be kind to myself, but I think it’s getting better. There are deeply rooted messages from the past. There are more recent wounds that hurt especially if they echo things from the past. Sometimes I can sift through and discard those things, if I’ve gotten to a point where I understand that they were abusive and the power was on one side. It gets tougher when it’s someone I thought was a nice person, or other people think they’re a good person, because then I doubt my feelings. Kindness to myself involves staying rooted in basic truths instead of getting wrapped up in the conflict. I know we all behave badly at some point. I know sometimes people are going to hurt me intentionally or not. I’m inevitably going to hurt people too. We’re all different, sometimes we’re not on the same page with communication styles or what we want out of life. We all have different insecurities and struggles. I’ve learned a decent person will take responsibility for what they did purposely or not, apologize if needed, or try to gain awareness. Maybe it’s only something that needs to be explained and talked through. In a good relationship, I don’t believe the problem is ever 100% one persons responsibility, so I will discern how I contributed and apologize as well. But I really get stuck on people who I genuinely thought were ok, but end up twisting the truth to make themselves seem completely innocent and make me out to be a complete monster. Relationships take 2 for the good and bad, but I’m learning some people do everything they can to avoid that reality. I can see how it happens, but I still can’t discard the good in them, so I can’t sift through it. I used to feel like I had to know what was coming and defend myself, but now I know it’s better to stay away from these things and not spend my mental time on them. What’s hard is when it finds and surprises me anyway, and it can bring me right back into those feelings. But I have committed to doing nothing, being quiet, and letting them, or it gets worse. They don’t even realize they’re doing to me exactly what they say is so wrong. They don’t realize that they set that standard in the first place. The pain they caused me has no worth to them. They’ve decided the story of who I am. Yet I still don’t think they’re a bad person. I just guess they need this for some reason. I feel bad for the way their life is. My job now is get back to myself and not let it change me anymore.

I am kind to myself now by gently telling myself this is life. I’m going to get hurt. I have to stay true to myself, instead of losing myself reacting in-kind for some sense of justice. Some people are capable of talking like adults and working things out, and some aren’t. Some people expect understanding but don’t give it. Some things are just human nature. I want to be kinder to others by giving them grace for that. It helps me to be kinder to myself to remind myself that nobody knows me 100%. Not even the closest people or those who treat me well, let alone people who don’t. No one knows me better than myself and God. I don’t need to view myself badly because of people who are just doing things to make themselves feel better. I don’t have to let it get to me. I don’t want to let those experiences change the kindness I give to others now and in the future. Instead I will use it to learn more about myself and how to handle others, and try not to focus so much on what I think is fair. 

I like how you included kindness to the environment. It helps me understand my worth to reflect that I’m part of something greater, the earth, animals, and a higher power. I like avoiding excess, repurposing old things, composing, and living simply. This reminds me to do simple things to take care of my body and mind too.