How do you encourage yourself?

[petra]

When things get hard in your life, how do you coax yourself through the difficult bits?

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[petra]

I try to stay firm but gentle with myself, as I would with anyone else dealing with something hard. Sometimes it's hard to be as gentle as I should be; sometimes it's hard to be as firm as I should be. I don't often offer myself rewards for good behavior other than the satisfaction of a job well done.