You are brilliant, and your mind matters.
If you’re like me, sometimes it starts to go into overdrive.
Perhaps on overdrive critiquing absolutely everything.
So you start to get really hard on yourself.
It makes sense you’re tired, and want relief.
And the critiques matter.
How can you use the critiques to soften your judgment of yourself? To create space for understanding?
Then, from that place of understanding -- of using instead of disregarding the critiques in order to find relief -- remember that you’re a human, with a heart and a body.
Tend to yourself.
Listen to your critiques — they’re telling you something.
AND listen to your body — it’s also telling you something.
It’s not a zero sum game.
You’re brilliant and you’re human.
Tend to your mind and tend to your body. They're not opposites. They don't have to be doing battle. And not doing battle doesn't mean disregarding your intellect or critiques. It can all coexist.
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