13 Quotes by Karen Rinaldi

Self-criticism, on the other hand, is anathema to self-compassion. Once we learn to stop judging ourselves, we can look upon our lesser talents with compassion.

For many of us, our happiest, most joyful stories are from moments when-at the time-we experienced an acute form of failure. Broken bones and embarrassment and chagrin. Then, with time, we turn that putatively negative pathway into a hilarious one. It’s just what we do. And it works.

Our minds get overridden by goal setting and reward getting. Our culture has become so success-oriented that even kids don’t get to play for fun anymore.

Gratitude become the unexpected benefit of the extreme vulnerability I felt. Once my heart opened up to how vulnerable I was, a path cleared and gratitude was quick to enter. An open heart take inventory. It’s also what you do when you’re on an adventure.