It’s about progress for creating the success you were born to have. It will move the needle towards more energy in your life, so it doesn’t need to be perfect. Highlight them and focus on them for the week. Now, whip out your highlighter and let it gravitate to the ones that bring you the most joy, one from each column. For me, I always find flowers, yoga, and books on the left, and walks on the beach, hiking, and dance parties on the right. On the left, write down items that bring you joy that cost money on the right, joyful options that are free. Split that paper down the middle and number 1-10 on the left and on the right columns. STEP TWO – JOY LISTĪnother form of self care that I was taught to do by my dear friend Tiffany Peterson was to make a JOY List, so get out your paper and pen! What is she doing each day for herself so she can show up with so much infectious energy? Think about her responses and how you could employ self-care routines to garner you the same energy. You know that person in your life who always seems to be happy? The one whose energy is magnetic? The one who immediately lights up the energy in a room?Īsk her to coffee or lunch and find out what sets her soul on fire. As you focus on these areas, you will begin to boost your self-confidence and health, and, in doing so, lower your stress levels while increasing productivity and focus. It is not an overnight change, but a steady process of attention you give to yourself. Self-care begins by focusing on these areas and finding rituals that will bump your number up one or two notches. Now think about that in terms of today, the past week, and the past month. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest, rate your current levels of: Let’s begin by taking an inventory of your current “feel good” levels. Give yourself some grace and understanding by incorporating self-care rituals into your daily routine. As Maya Angelou asserted, “If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?” Take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Do I have the energy that I need to show up and be the person I want to be? Am I fueled by my own happiness?”īy shifting how you feel about yourself, you will be able to redirect that energy and show up in an even bigger way for the world. I was sitting around waiting for someone to give me permission to love myself when the person was right there, hiding under the layers of stress. My energy reserves to care for myself were desert dry.Īnd I let myself feel the guilt and the shame for wanting to go to the gym, or buy myself a treat…or go to the bathroom! When I finally took a cold, hard look at my own personal health, lifestyle, and, ultimately, happiness, I realized I had no idea who I had become. I took on so much for others that I let myself fall into a dark crypt of robotic response to others’ needs. The objective isn’t self-indulgence, but rather CARE.Īre you one of those women who measure your worth by how much you can do for others? I was. Your energy is a direct response to how your nourish and care for your mind and body. While energy created by your mitochondria drives your life force, it can also become easily sabotaged by neglect. In a world where those with the most energy garner the rewards, we women can sabotage ourselves by directing that energy wholly outward instead of balancing it with inward attention. It’s laughable, but also tragic…and I was one of these women for years. “I can’t even get 5 minutes alone in the bathroom to pee!” they admit. Most women I talk to about their self-care routines laugh at me.
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