Be soft on yourself.  Go easy.  Why do you not treat yourself as you would a little child or beloved pet?  Why do you deserve any less love than those you love?  Talk to yourself gently and lovingly.  You deserve it.  Life is challenging.  It is others who tell you to buck up, to plow through, to be strong.  We will hold you up, your angels.  Lean on us.  Lean on others.  This is not weakness.  There is great strength in saying, “I deserve to love myself.  I deserve to be kind to this body and this soul who endure so much.”  And the more you treat yourself in this way, the more you will want to do the same for others.  You are all in this together.  Be soft. 

You are so very loved.