Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 5

Krishna said

उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥6.5॥

uddharedātmanā''tmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayetātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ

Meaning

Lift yourself up by your own effort; do not let yourself sink down. For you alone are your own friend, and you alone are your own enemy.

हिंदी में अर्थ

मनुष्य को अपने प्रयास से स्वयं को ऊपर उठाना चाहिए, स्वयं को नीचे नहीं गिराना चाहिए। क्योंकि मनुष्य स्वयं ही अपना मित्र है और स्वयं ही अपना शत्रु।

Practise it today

When you hear yourself say "I can't" or "I'm useless" today, stop and replace it with one sentence a good friend would say to you, then take one small step.

Reflect tonight

How many times did you talk yourself down today? What happened when you spoke to yourself like a friend?

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