Day 23 of 2021- Be Gentle

 Good Morning! Hope you all had a good nights rest and ready to have a good Saturday. So how are you feeling this moment? Acknowledge whatever it is that you are feeling and don't push it aside. 

I wrote about being gentle with yourself in the last post and I do want to reiterate how important it is to be especially as you work on your resolutions and goals. Being gentle is the way that you are treating, speaking to yourself and not achieving perfection. Essentially its cutting yourself some slack.

I know that my posts have been mostly about inspiring you to stick to your resolutions or providing some alternative ways to achieve your goals. I do believe that while we are in this very difficult period with so much going on that we are falling apart. Trying to achieve your resolutions maybe the last thing you are thinking about. 

I am not talking about earning your PHD or Masters or any other more tough challenges but a lot of people are holding off and waiting until things turn around. If the pandemic had not happened, we would easily beat ourselves up more or even get angry with ourselves. Now more than ever, being kind of yourself will help you survive everything you have going on.

Sticking with simple, small easy resolutions or goals are always a good idea. That is why I said, start small. Take one thing at a time to focus on and try your best to keep it up. For me, the intention to eat better is no easy task but if I break it down further and say I won't have my piece of chocolate today, that's doable. 

We all need to find things that will keep us healthy and now more than ever, paying attention to your health will be very critical. Maintaining some form of exercise or even starting something new that will keep you healthy is fun will help you stick to your resolutions.  

Being gentle also means doing a lot of self care. Maybe you don't feel like going for a massage, so why not take a soak in the tub or massage yourself. Get a DIY facial or pedicure spa, but just find sometime to take care of yourself.

Be really careful with your self talk as well. Do you find yourself constantly beating yourself up? Pandemic or not, you need to stop. Stop saying words to hurt your own self. Be gentle and speak to yourself with love. When was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror and said "I love you."

So being gentle is so basic yet so many of us forget how to do that. We forget how to be gentle with ourselves. I hope that you get the message and starting right this moment, be gentle. Pursue your goals and do your best, but more importantly, be gentle. 

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace,

Monita