A week and a half ago I wrote about “room to breathe” as my weekly gratitude post. I wanted to expand on that this week.
From that post:
This week I have been unwell and I am so grateful that I am still at home working and taking care of my girls.
No one to call in sick to but myself.
Room to breathe and take it easy when I need to.
I think so often we are too hard on ourselves.
We push through.
We berate ourselves for failings real or perceived.
We expect perfection and are disappointed with ourselves when we miss that mark.
Another way to look at “room to breathe” is calling it “grace”. Can you give yourself grace?
Forgive the slip ups.
Allow for slow steps and even a few backward ones.
Love yourself now, as you are.
Accept your imperfections as normal.
Take a step back in spite of pressure to go forward.
Embrace the gray – life is not black and white.
Have realistic expectations of what you can do.
Stop putting yourself down or beating yourself up.
Reschedule rather than push through.
Cut back when you need to.
Say no to others in order to preserve your own time for your needs.
Be kind to yourself.
Ask yourself what do you need rather than ignoring the signs.
Consider what you would tell your best friend in the same situation.
Whether you feel you have let someone down, made a mistake, or failed somehow you still deserve kindness and love.
There is only so much you can do.
There is a finite amount of energy and passion.
We all get sick.
We all make mistakes.
We all go through different seasons of life and need to adjust ourselves and our expectations with the changes.
We all are worthy and are enough just as we are.
Is there something in your life right now where you can give yourself grace? What would that look like for you?
Find your simple,
Deb
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