Conversations With Myself

Today was one of those days when I was trying to take notice of the conversations I have with myself. One of the things I have noticed is that I am much harder on myself than I am on any of my friends. I am actually a pretty harsh critic when speaking to myself and don't give much slack.

With my friends however I am encouraging and always looking at the positive. I give a lot of slack and always see the best in each and every one of them. Do I tell them the truth when asked? Yes I do but in a gentle and non-judgmental manner. Why do I treat my friends so well and myself so poorly?

I don't have a really good answer for that, but I am now on a quest to be my own best friend. I am trying to monitor the conversations I have with myself and let up a little on the harsh quality of my own self-directed thoughts. Treat myself with a little more respect and appreciate my own unique qualities. After all with no one else experiences the world through my eyes or has my take on the life experiences we all go through.
I want to enjoy me! But it is going to take some practice as I have been a pretty lousy friend to myself for the past 40 years.

I'll let you know how I make out.