Everyone needs something to believe in. Whether that something is God, Allah, nature, or yoga, everyone needs something to believe in. That doesn't necessarily mean that everyone needs to be religious, and that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone needs to bow down and sacrifice everything for this one thing. It also doesn't necessarily mean that just because you believe in something associated with a certain religion, that you have to adhere to the guidelines of that religion, or that you must identify with that religion.
I've chosen to believe in kindness. I define kindness as being caring, generous, and helping those who need it. I've decided to take my new belief in kindness to heart and always be kind to others. The Golden Rule says to treat others how you would like to be treated. Well, I want to switch that around so that I treat myself how I would like others to be treated. I need not only to be kind to others, but myself as well. I've put myself down for years running back into my childhood. I would say harsh words to myself whenever I didn't live up to someone's expectations, or whenever I didn't live up to my own. I would do harsh things to my body to avoid any emotional pain. I never gave myself a break. But being mean to yourself doesn't solve anything, and it makes you feel worse. After years of being mean to myself, I'm done. From now on I'll be nothing but kind to myself and others. I'll be kind to my body as well as my mind because I deserve it. Everyone deserves it.
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