Hey! Be Nice to Yourself.

Hey! Be Nice to Yourself.

Seriously. I’m not saying that in a cliché, false motivational kind of way. I mean it in a very real, practical sense.

It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.
And for a lot of us, that “someone” lives in our own head.

We wake up already criticizing…
Already replaying what we should’ve done differently, or why we’re not where we think we should be by now.

And then we wonder why happiness feels so far away.

If you had a friend who followed you around all day pointing out your flaws, reminding you of your mistakes, kicking your ass, and questioning your worth… you wouldn’t keep them around very long. Yet somehow we tolerate that voice when it’s our own.

Being nice to yourself doesn’t mean letting yourself off the hook.
It means giving yourself a fair chance.

It sounds like:
“Okay, today is hard, but at least I’m still doing my best.”
“I didn’t get everything right, but I showed up.”
“I can be a work in progress and still be proud of myself.”

That small shift changes everything.

Encouragement works better than punishment. Always has. You know that old saying? “You get more flies with honey than shit…”

So if things feel heavy lately, try softening your tone toward yourself. Speak kindly. Give yourself credit. Celebrate some of the effort, not just the outcome.

You don’t need another critic in your life.
You need a friend and ally.

And you can start being one for yourself today.

Love you!