self-compassion is a power move

let us show you how to make it

There are many power moves one can make in a life.

We can stop seeking refuge in people determined to misunderstand us.

We can decide not to try and heal in an environment that made us sick.

We can choose to leave a job behind and build a life-affirming exit.

We can embrace our mistakes with an open heart instead of a judging mind.

Practice self-compassion as a path to personal power.

I have made all of these power moves and, when necessary, I’ll make them again. And I want to share with you a meta-move that underlies all others—the move to rule them all, if you will. It’s one that is subtle and profound: It is the move of conscious compassion for all parts of myself.

We live in a world dominated by yang energy¹ and the idea of being kind to ourselves is rampantly misconstrued, so let me clear your mental shelf this instant. I know objects are beginning to rattle.

An act of compassion toward oneself is not a delicate act. Self-compassion is not self-indulgent or weak; it won’t make you lazy, w…