Recognizing Our Human Goodness May Be the Most Radical Act We Can Take
Most of us can be way too hard on ourselves, when life is already hard enough. We spend our days taking an inventory of all the ways weâre falling short, tell ourselves weâre not good enough, and even question our basic goodness, as if thereâs something wrong with us at our core. I know Iâve done this countless times before.
When I respond harshly instead of pausing before reacting or make a mistake I keep making over and over again, itâs easy to conclude I am fundamentally bad or damaged, or else I would more consistently do better.
Then, waddling …