Being in web design and development has taught, you have to stay on top of technology and the constant changes. Most times we spend long hours in front of a computer, digging through pages after pages worth of code (no small feat especially if you have JavaScript or other programming languages to boot), researching bugs and problems, and burning the midnight oil probably like no other. At times, it seems like a sense of absolute isolation because the most human interaction you may get is thru…..what else? Your computer!
So, in short of next to being a robot, sometimes we don’t get the social interaction we need as human beings. Moreover, having compassion for others sometimes comes at odds. We tend to forget about expressing any empathy or sympathy at times for being electronically dependent. But to have self compassion? That involves a greater personal initiative.
It is human nature to want the best, push ourselves and strive to achieve perfection, most times to at the expense of being own worst enemy. We tend to be a lot more compassionate with others than we are with ourselves.
We must learn to be self compassionate and teach ourselves that it is not a bad thing to take some time for just us. It allows us to learn and admit our mistakes, modify behaviors that would cause self belittlement and stop berating ourselves when we fail.
If we can learn to not be so self-critical of ourselves we would take on more challenges, and understand that we must fail at times, some more than others, to learn to succeed.
To have self compassion opens our minds to accept differences not only within ourselves but from others, and allows for social development, growth, and most importantly maturity.
Veteran's Reflections
