#selfcompassionquotes

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou

“For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves.” – Sam Owen

“Drop the people who do not value you, respect you. Life has infinite horizons. Accept yourself, love yourself, and move forward.” – Amit Ray

“Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes.” – Sharon Salzberg

“Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves.” – Pema Chodron

“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” – Jack Kornfield

“It is a lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.” – Unknown

“When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” – Kristin Neff