I’ve been writing quite a bit lately, which includes the daily 750words about my life, and random day-to-day thoughts that need a bit more attention and acknowledgement. When I get in this space, it can be difficult to keep to a subject and not write an entire chapter. With this in mind, I’ve decided to share a variety of posts I’ve saved recently and add my additional ideas, insight, and wisdom. Here’s to resonating with at least one and assisting you throughout the week!
Every single time you start comparing yourself to another, you dim your light to try and see theirs. Thank goodness there is more than one star in the sky. None of them are trying to outshine the other, they are shining together. As you look up into the sky this week, take in as many stars as you can, and recognize, you are in the midst of all of them and isn’t it magical and amazing?
I encourage you to use one of the sentences above as a mantra this week. Sitting at a stop light, mantra. Standing in line, mantra. On a phone call, mantra. Getting irritated, mantra, feeling overwhelmed, mantra. Feeling joy filled, mantra, end of day, mantra, beginning of day mantra. Understand?
I was unaware that I could have boundaries until I was in my mid 30’s. My therapist at the time asked me what boundaries I had. It was as if she was speaking a foreign language. I am so much better now on creating boundaries and I truly feel like I love myself more and more each time. I refuse to abandon myself.
As I become more and more aware of how important it is to accept people exactly where they are in their life, their choices and natural way of being, I think of all those years many have spent trying to fit into a definition that they never felt was true. I am grateful for the bravery of so many that said, this stops with me, I am no longer going to hide.
This is a biggy for me right now. I’ve been having off and on, chronic back pain, shifting into my hip, thigh, knee, and most recently into my calf. I’m tired of it and the reason I haven’t really dealt with it is that it is intermittent and isn’t consistent. When it gets bad, I pay attention but when it subsides I ignore it. This time though, I’m staying with it, even when it subsides. When it subsides it just goes back into hiding and it’s time to completely heal and let go.
This is back pain originated during the two pregnancies I had in my 20s. Both labors were in my back and there was trauma and injury. I never took time or even slowed down to allow my body to heal at that time. There were too many things I was focused on besides my health. My attachment wasn’t so much the physical pain but the emotional pain and anger I had during the time I acquired the original injury.
Stress energy goes to the weakest points of our body, it’s the easiest place to seek out. I’m recognizing now, the pain has just found different ways to expand. I’m now taking the time to remember my 28 year old self, honoring her, letting her know we get to slow down now, to honor this body, to heal it, to love my 28 year old body into a healthier place. This will take time and so I’m being more present for myself and each moment I do this, I heal myself just a little bit more.
