Go Easy on Yourself

Today in the mail I received something from my mother-in-law. In it was an article called "Go Easy on Yourself, a New Wave of Research Urges" by Tara Parker-Pope (if you would like to read this article click here). My sweet mother-in-law is seriously the best. She and I are A LOT alike in several different aspects and she seems to understand me in a way that most other people don't. We had a great conversation on the phone the other day and this article was a result of that conversation. She knows of some of the struggles that I am going through on a deeper level than just about everyone else because she has been through almost the exact same thing. After reading this article I thought other people should read it. I think EVERYONE does this to themselves, mostly women. We often don't think we are doing enough or doing things well enough - or we could be doing more. Seriously think about how you "talk" to yourself... is it the same as how you would speak to a friend or family member? Probably not - I know for me anyway, it doesn't matter what I do, because I probably could have done it better, or I could have done something more. I feel like this as a wife, mother, daughter, friend, neighbor, ward member - I am always beating myself up about not being good enough - but to who? Who am I not good enough to? Start paying attention to how you talk to yourself during the day - are you going easy on yourself?