Be Kind to Yourself: Releasing Frustrations and Embracing Joy

When we experience frustrations in daily life, many of us hold ourselves to blame.

Self-criticism is often our default setting. But we can have a more gracious posture toward ourselves. We can practice disciplines of self-kindness.

Editor and spiritual director Cindy Bunch calls us to self-care through greater compassion for ourselves. She helps us pay attention to the frustrations that bug us in order to identify negative thinking about ourselves or others. As we do so, we can discern what w...