give yourself just 5 minutes

[piedwagtail91]

this is a quote from the facebook page of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

Christopher K. Germer, PhD -- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

TRY THIS: Waiting on Yourself
We usually attend to others—what they’re feeling, saying, and doing. It’s rare that we wait on ourselves with equal care and consideration. Let’s try that now.
This exercise takes only 5 minutes. You can’t do it wrong.

Choose a quiet place, sit comfortably, close your eyes, and notice what it feels like to be in your body. Just be with the physical sensations in your body as they come and go, without choosing to pay attention to any particular one. If it’s a pleasant one, feel it and let it go. If it’s an unpleasant one, also feel it and let it go. Perhaps you feel warmth in your hands, pressure on the seat, tingling in the forehead? Notice those sensations as a mother would gaze at a newborn baby, wondering what it’s feeling. Just notice whatever arises, one sensation after another. Take your time.

After 5 minutes, gently open your eyes.

[JonW]

Excellent advice.
It might be worth imagining it through the eyes of the new-born baby too. Without the crying and nappy-wetting perhaps...