@shawnamawna Wow, thank you for resteeming and for supporting! With an article like this... I have no idea if it's going to resonate with anyone or if I'll just be standing alone on a soapbox​, feeling like a dork. I'm happy to hear I was able to impact your self-criticism meter. Kindness to ourselves can be the hardest act - as who will validate us for it? Only we can bask in our own self-kindness and that's not nearly as satisfying sometimes as when someone we care about wholeheartedly thanks us and shows us we made a difference.

Know that your kindness and generosity in your curation made a difference for me. Thank you.