“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
(Jack Kornfield, Buddha's Little Instruction Book)

It's good to be kind to others-- but it's okay to be kind to yourself, too.

Description: Line drawing of a person holding an umbrella in the rain. Next to them is a happy-looking duckling, playing in the water.

Text: Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Description: Pencil drawing of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking together, leaning against the wind.

Text: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Description: Dark background. Dove in foreground, carrying an olive branch.

Description: Dog wearing reindeer antlers and a red nose, running through snow.
Text: "Dachshund through the snow"

Description

Top picture: A husky dog nuzzling a toy. Text: What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?

Middle picture: The dog looking to the right, mouth open like it's smiling. Text: Tinselitis!

Bottom picture: The dog looking at the camera, mouth open. It looks like it's laughing.

Description: Two Christmas light bulbs, one green and one red, talking to each other.

Green bulb: Working over the holidays?

Red bulb: Off and on...

(Background: cartoon of a smiling elf)

Q: What do you call a Christmas
parody song that isn't funny?

A: The First No-LOL!

(painfulpuns.com)

The Elephant of Encouragement is on your side!

Description: A hand-drawn picture of an elephant standing on a grassy hill, with trees on either side. The text above the elephant reads, "The Elephant of Encouragement". The elephant's speech bubble says "You can do it!"

I know it has been tough, but I'm still cheering for you. (Always.)

I know it has been tough, but I'm still cheering for you.

(Always.)

No one is perfect, that's why pencils have erasers.

Description: A lined piece of paper with bits of eraser scattered over it. A pencil is at the bottom of the image. The text reads, "No one is perfect, that's why pencils have erasers."

You're only human. You don't have to have it together every minute of the day. - Anne Hathaway