Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

Lyrics:

This is for the person

who feels like they’re never doing enough.

You can accomplish ten things.

And still go to bed

Thinking about the one thing

You didn’t finish.

You give everyone else patience.

Understanding.

Grace.

But when it comes to yourself...

You become your own harshest critic.

Take a breath.

You don’t have to be

So hard on yourself.

I know you want to grow.

I know you want to do better.

But you cannot punish yourself

Into becoming someone you love.

Think about it...

Would you speak to someone you love

The way you sometimes speak to yourself?

Would you remind them

Of every mistake?

Would you tell them

They should be further ahead?

Probably not.

You would say.

It’s okay.

You’re trying.

Keep going.

You deserve

To hear those words too.

You are living a life

You have never lived before.

Of course you’ll make mistakes.

Of course you’ll have bad days.

Of course you won’t always

Know what to do.

That doesn’t mean

You’re failing.

It means

You’re human.

And maybe.

You’re doing better

Than you think.

You’ve survived days

You thought would break you.

You’ve gotten back up

After disappointment.

You’ve kept moving

While carrying things

Nobody else could see.

Give yourself credit for that.

You don’t have to hate yourself

To change yourself.

You don’t have to be perfect

To be proud of yourself.

And you don’t have to earn

The right to rest.

So today...

Put some of that pressure down.

Let yourself breathe.

Let yourself be human.

Look at yourself

With softer eyes.

You are trying.

You are learning.

You are growing.

And for today.

That is enough.

Stop being so hard on yourself.

The person who needs

Your kindness too.

Is you.