Lowering the Bar on Purpose
The bar you set for yourself can feel like responsibility, even when it has become a quiet form of strain. One real standard is brought close, heard without argument, then lowered by a hand's width for today only. Not giving up, just testing whether good enough can still hold the day.
Warm and unhurried, with a low steady ease, the slow exhale at the end of a long day.
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About this session
Lowering the Bar on Purpose is a guided audio session from Salūs, part of the self compassion collection, narrated by Eleanor Vance.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.