What has been the nicest compliment, recognition or notion of gratitude that you’ve ever received in your life?

What has been the hardest lesson that you’ve had to learn?

This weekend take a few minutes a write yourself a thank you note or a letter of recognition. Writing kind things about yourself may feel uncomfortable so try to think from the perspective of those who praised you in the past. A simple way to achieve this is to expand on what has already been recognized about you until your own words start to flow more naturally.

Reflecting on your life lessons and valuable mistakes every once in a while will help you to accept your whole self on another level. What the heck does that even mean? It means that the things you dislike about yourself and those cringing moments you hate to be reminded of will slowly transform into gratitude for the experience to grow into a wiser, more compassionate version of yourself. Instead of feel depressed over the past, you will feel accomplished for having survived through tough times. You will get to a point where you welcome new challenges that arise to see how many opportunities you’ll get to use the wisdom you have gained.

Enjoy your weekend and be sure to do something for yourself.