selfCompassion = innerFriendship; struggle.arrives(); criticism.pauses(); hand.findsTheHeart(); if (self.stumbles) self.doesNotLeave(); if (words.soften) body.relaxes(); selfCompassion != selfPity; selfCompassion != excuses; selfCompassion = support; // speak to yourself // the way you would speak to someone you love
// by jimena buena vida • Marfa, TX 2026