Are you patient kind and compassionate with and to yourself?

[Gentlespirit]

Self care is not just taking care of physical mental emotional and psychological needs. Its caring for the whole self. Your entire being. From a cellular level that you may talk to your doctor with to who you trust to confide in and to guide you as you navigate through illnesses issues and challenges. Please go back and answer the question for yourself. Be gentle reassuring and patient with yourself whatever the answer. Take care.

[Hb2003]

Thank you for the reminder 😁❤️❤️

[Agora1]

Thank you for your post

Perfect name for you Gentlespirit xx

[Gentlespirit]

Part of me is trying so hard not to cry. The tears keep flowing though and I'm blinking hard to try and stop.

[Hb2003 in reply to Gentlespirit]

I am sorry hugs 🫂❤️❤️

[Gentlespirit]

Sometimes

[Hb2003 in reply to Gentlespirit]

❤️❤️🫂

[mvillarreal]

I'm not nice to myself at all! For some reason, I feel like I can't let myself off the hook too easily. I'm not like that with other people. Just myself. I guess I've got to work on that.

[Gentlespirit in reply to mvillarreal]

I totally understand where your coming from. I can encourage and be nice to others yet sometimes I can be very hard on myself.

[goldieoldie in reply to mvillarreal]

Yes,glad you realise that as we all need to nurture ourselves ,as though we are children,,only goodness and peace of mind will be ours if we treat ourselves as we would a child---hopefully that rings true for you.😇

[Gentlespirit]

Stop listening to your inner critic. Your not a bad person. I feel the scorn. It's not your fault that you survived. You didn't even know where she was so how could you save her? It was an organized ring and even the detective said later that you were lucky to get out alive. They didn't need you to testify since they had enough other survivors to go to court. I spent the better part of a year in a hospital. I was going to go back and try to find out where she was to help her to escape. It was a very slim chance at best. I couldn't let you go and still there is some guilt . She should have lived and gotten away. It's ok. It's ok. I saw him pass a good amount of money. He looked at me and I pretended not to hear . I can take her out of state out of the country where noone will know and noone help her. She can be used alot. My mind was melting slipping. Talk lower she can hear you. She's not listening can tell in shock. What about no no no I need nono an 8 or 9 yr. Old. Oh my God shes too young I have to save her I have to save her but I don't even know where she is. I cannot handle this its too much too much. Its ok. It's a miracle you made it out. I am tired. Very very tired. I need to sleep. I cannot handle being overwhelmed for too long anymore. It's ok. Itsok go to sleep. I just need to be safe. To be safe.

[Gentlespirit]

Close your eyes and go to sleep. Pull your blanket close. You are safe. Why a m I seeing an image of a little girl now?? My doll Mrs. Beasley is next to me. I feel alone and lonely not confident or safe . Then older and cutting grass delivering shoppers helping my father. He needs some help. I so dislike taking out the garbage . I like reading time. By myself in the morning or at night before I sleep. Sometimes my mom pop and I would read in the family room. It was nice. It was soothing comforting. My refuge . I m glad that my mom and daughter and I love to read. Donna and Kenny enjoyed listening to stories I read. Reading does help a lot. I'm going to sleep now. Hugging Donna and Kenny. I love them very much. I know you love me too. I'd like to visit. Woman to woman mom to mom. Maybe we can play Scrabble or I can see if any of Krystles kids would like to play Battleship or Rummy. It would be nice to be a grandma around kids. I can be myself and the kids like me. I look forward to being a grandma in the future. Your a good mom. You and pop did the best you could. I love Donna and Kenny. We tried our best. Lots of hugs yet I messed up at times too. Love. I feel some love. Love flowing. Goodnight.

[Gentlespirit]

Not a good day. Too much chronic pain. Going to sleep. I'm just going to do the best I can even though I'm not sure what to do sometimes