<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-kindness is like a healing salve. Directing... > Self-kindness is like a healing salve. Directing gentleness and mercy toward your own insecurities can soothe them, beginning with one kind thought about yourself. Mercy toward yourself makes mercy toward others easier. **Source:** [[livestreams/Meditation as the Practice of Releasing Tension - Workbook|Meditation as the Practice of Releasing Tension]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-kindness is like a healing salve. Directing gentleness and mercy toward your own insecurities can soothe them, beginning with one kind thought about yourself. Mercy toward yourself makes mercy toward others easier.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-kindness-healing-toward-others-easier ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->