Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Wishcasting - What do you wish to be gentle with











Jamie asks us today What do you wish to be gentle with?   My first thought was I wish to be gentle with myself.

Often when I get sick I get a little annoyed when I let that happen, especially when its something that lasts as long as this virus has. It really does not help in the healing process.  I tried to let that go this time, to just take it easy and figure I need this down time. To take advantage of the time to just do what my body needs me to do.

I also put too much pressure on myself, to get this done or that done in a certain amount of time.  Or perhaps I put this or that on my list of things to do and when weeks later I realize I haven't done them I beat myself up a little.  That really serves no one either. I am a little better at this now but I haven't eliminated the trait.  I wish when these thoughts come up to be gentle with myself, to treat myself as I would an other friend.


I think sometimes we treat our friends better than we treat ourselves.  We are our own worst critic so often.  I choose gentleness from now on.


To see what other women are wishing today or to take part yourself go here

20 comments:

  1. Oh Kate I can so relate!

    As Kate wishes for herself I so lovingly wish this for her also. xxx

    Love that pass along art below too.

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  2. As Kate wishes for herself, I wish for her also.
    I hope you have many opportunities to be gentle with yourself today.
    Hugs !

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  3. As Kate wishes for herself, I wish for her also. I think you are so right. We often treat our friends better than we treat ourselves. I guess we should become our own best friend. Hope you feel better soon.

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  4. It's so true that we tend to take care and treat others better than we do ourselves. As you wish for yourself today, I wish for you also.

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  5. Also trying to accept that I need this downtime that an illness forces....
    Wishing you healing!

    As Kate wishes for herself, so do I also wish for her with all my heart!

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  6. As Kate wishes for herself, so I wish for her also. Sometimes I listen to what I tell my friends and family and think that perhaps I ought to listen to the same advice and apply it to myself! Treat yourself the way you would want to treat a friend who is sick... or at least contemplate the differences in how that would look and how you are treating yourself. That usually gives me a better perspective.

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  7. yes, so true ... we are gentle with others, why can't we remember to be our own best friend? this prompt has really hit home in regards to how hard we are on ourselves ... and that by sharing this, we come to see things in a gentler perspective.

    As Kate wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  8. I agree we need to be gentle with ourselves.
    If we don't take care of us first we have nothing to give to others. We are running on empty. So I join you in being gentle with myself. ;-) Thanks for the reminder.

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  9. ~you first...gentleness and caring feelings and thoughts for you from this day forward...as Kate wishes for herself so I wish for her too...warm wishes and brightest blessings~

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  10. As Kate wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
    Here is to the beginning of lots of opportunities to be gentle to you!
    Namaste, Sarah

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  11. Yes! we definitely need to be there for ourselves like we are for our friends!
    As Kate wishes for herself, I wish for her also.

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  12. As Katie wishes for herself , I wish for her also .

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  13. Gentleness with ourselves is important. As Kate wishes for herself so I wish for her also.

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  14. As Kate wishes for herself so I wish for her as well.

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  15. so true, especially as artists, we are our own worst enemy/critique. wonderful post, thank you for sharing.

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  16. Oh we are so critical of ourselves and much nicer to our friends. As Kate wishes for herself, so do I wish for her.

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  17. Here, here! As Kate wishes for herself, so I wish for her as well1

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  18. As Kate wishes for herself so I wish for her as well.

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  19. As Kate wishes for herself, so I wish for her also...

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  20. We really all have to work on treating ourselves the way we do others, i agree..

    i can be so hard on myself, it's not a good thing!

    i'm now following you ...left a comment on an older post of yours...

    your artwork is inspiring! glad to have found you!

    do come by!
    ciao bella
    creative carmelina was here!

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