Ending The Madness

What is this self inside us, this silent observer, Severe and speechless critic, who can terrorize us And urge us on to futile activity And in the end, judge us still more severely For the errors into which his own reproaches drove us? - T.S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman It does take work to break the self-criticizing habits of a lifetime, but at the end of the day, you are only being asked to relax, allow life to be as it is, and open your heart... It's easier than you might think, and it could change your life. - Kristin Neff, Self Compassion - Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind