Compassion - the Enemy is Us

Last evening my spiritual sisters and I considered compassion and discovered difficulty understanding how we might learn to have compassion for ourselves - suggested as a prerequisite for having compassion for others. Part of the problem is accepting that we suffer.  It's difficult to avoid comparing our own situation to the global situations and coming up with any clear evidence of suffering.  A key word came to me this morning - judging.  When we find ourselves judging ourselves harshly - no matter what for - express compassion for OURSELVES.  Remember the comic strip Pogo?  That's where we got We have met the enemy and he is us.  When I judge myself harshly and notice it - I will immediately express kindness to myself for the error.  My plan is to try to notice daily harsh judgments - wherever I may express them.  Wish me luck.