“Between stimulus and response there is a space.
  In that space is our power to choose our response.
  In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

Victor Frankl

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same
  kindness to ourselves that we would give.
 to others.”

Christopher Germer

“Unlike self-criticism, which asks if you’re good
  enough, self-compassion asks, what’s good
  for you?”

Kristin Neff

“Tension is who you think you should be;
  relaxation is who you are.”

Chinese Proverb

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself;
  just as I am, then I can change.”;

Carl Rogers, ‘On Becoming a Person’