To be honest and candid, I feel like I’m always going through a hard time (lol) but especially lately I been having a very hard time managing just daily life and stuff happening in my life.
I love fitness and being very active, even in the winter, I love running and being outside in the fresh air.
But lately I’m trying to listen to what my body wants, not what I want. I can force my body to get out and go for a jog because I love it and want to! But I’m just.. too.. tired.
So I’m trying to listen to my body and give myself space to digest this time and honour where I’m at, whether I like that place right now or not.
My body is giving me these little hints of what it needs. Right now I’m making space in my life to lay down and watch movies, stretch, drinks lots and lots of water, eat healthy but exciting meals and snacks, sleep in and do nothing, watch football all day and eat wings (or in my case, buffalo cauliflower bites), and connect with family and friends.
To me, as someone who has a high drive to always be accomplishing things and desire to be active all the time, this feels like a disappointment. But I think the growth and learning in this moment for me is about accepting where I am.
And that’s okay.
I tell myself that things won’t be this way forever and it’s healthy to love on myself and be kind to myself when I need some extra love. Why can’t we love ourselves when we need it? Love doesn’t have to come from someone else, any external source. You can give yourself love anytime you want or need.
I think when I reflect on this time in the future, it will show up in my mind and heart as loving myself. Respecting the time to not be okay and to rest and let everything I’m going through now catch up to what I want from life in the future.
I wouldn't say that this is a lesson learned overnight, more like learning healthy habits and positive self-talk over years of experience. I think healthy habits can show up as exercising and crushing it on the daily but it can also look like rest and recovery and honouring the slow (and hopefully peaceful) times. A healthy body and mind is something I work on everyday, and it shows up differently all the time depending on my needs at the time.
I encourage you to pause for a moment this week, get really silent and listen to your body. What is your body asking for from you? It provides so much for us, I think it's important we listen to it as well sometimes, and maybe that will support a loving relationship between your mental and physical and create more alignment within.
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