A Small Book on Self-Compassion: Poems and Practices for Meeting Yourself Kindly
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Zachary R. Holderle writes works that weave presence, poetry, and practice. His books invite readers into spaces of truth, gentleness, and return. He lives with a commitment to holding fields of compassion in writing and in life. You don't need to be fixed. You need to be met.This small book is an offering of poems and practices that invite you to return to yourself gently, again and again. Each page holds a breath of kindness, a reminder that presence is possible, and that you are enough as you are. Whether you are carrying grief, longing for light, or learning to rest, these words create a space where compassion becomes a practice you can feel in your body. Simple. Repeatable. Human.
You don't have to be perfect to deserve compassion. You only have to be human.
A Small Book on Self-Compassion - Poems and Practices for Meeting Yourself Kindly is a gentle companion for the quiet, difficult, and tender places in life. It blends brief poems with simple, embodied practices that help you return to yourself-softly, without judgment.
Across its pages you'll find:
Poems that breathe like prayers-short offerings that remind you presence is possible, even in the middle of heaviness.
Practices you can do anywhere-grounding exercises in breath, trust, and release, written so you can use them in the middle of your day.
A rhythm of return-each chapter guiding you through themes of weight, light, gratitude, trust, and release, so compassion becomes more than an idea-it becomes a lived practice.
Whether you are moving through loss, seeking a daily practice of presence, or simply longing for gentleness in a world that asks too much, this book is designed to sit with you, wherever you are.
Carry it with you. Read it slowly. Let a single page be enough.
This is not a book of fixing, striving, or self-improvement. It is a book of meeting yourself. On the hardest days, it reminds you to breathe. On the brighter ones, it helps you savor what you already hold. It can be read from start to finish or opened at random, like a friend offering the right words at the right time.
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