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Finding life in little moments
Rediscovering what brings me joy
Self-care requires a lot of maintenance.
Recharging my social, emotional, and mental batteries means making more time for myself.
I realize I’m at a point in life where I have more free time than I may ever have, and I’ve been sleeping it away.
I was talking about building better habits with my dad, and he said that it was difficult to keep good habits going and very easy to break and abandon them.
Just look at every new year’s resolution that goes flying out the door.
I don’t know if I lack discipline, motivation, or both.
But at this point, I’ve learned to be more flexible and compassionate towards myself.
Just because I skip a shower on a given night doesn’t mean I’m a nasty person.
Just because I don’t do my skincare routine doesn’t mean I’m a terrible woman who doesn’t care about her looks.
Just because I don’t do something that’s good for me doesn’t mean I’m necessarily a bad person.
I think I’ve still housed a lot of shame in my mind. Those blanket statements about me being lazy, dirty, etc. can drone in the background of all I do.
