When you feel depleted, exhausted and utterly overwhelmed with everything going on, how is it even possible to show up at 100%?
It isn’t possible.
Doing all the things for everyone else, leaves you behind.
You start to forgo what you want and dismisses how you feel.
What would it look and feel like if you helped yourself before helping others?
If you prioritized taking care of your body and mind, how would this support the others who you care for on a daily basis?
How would your friends, family, clients and even your companion animals benefit?
When you prioritize your health and wellbeing, you’re telling yourself you matter.
How you value yourself matters.
You have amazing dreams and goals and drives to serve others.
Everyday you are love in action.
But for others.
How can showing yourself the same energy, love and compassion you pour into your work and family life be given to yourself too?
It can be as simple as recognizing your breath.
It can be as real as acknowledging the tension your body feels when X thing is said or happens and then recognizing what you can do to transmute that energy into awareness of what isn’t aligned for you.
That right there was a gift I received yesterday.
My husband informed me about something potentially happening with his work in the Army which I’ve experienced before on numerous occasions, but didn’t recognize what was showing up for me.
I usually would become shut down or even angry.
But, in this moment, I was able to feel the tension in my stomach, the tightness in my chest because I was holding my breath and feeling myself starting to freeze.
Instead of reacting out fear, I was able to share with him how my body felt and I was able to honestly share with him that these sensations have shown up more times than I can count for the past 14 years due to his military career.
The description allowed for him, being able to understand how I truly felt.
We both received connection and I honored myself by pausing and recognizing what my body was telling me.
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