Yesterday, was a pretty good day.
There were some times where I could feel myself tensing up and getting anxious. But, I feel like the work I’ve been putting in for self-care is paying off.
Something I have been doing, for myself and with the kids, is when our response isn’t as caring as it could be…we do a “start over”. We talk through responses that could have been better. Decide which one we want to go with, and replay the scenario.
Without self-care… I honestly wouldn’t have the energy or capacity that it takes to put effort in this training for our family. It takes a lot of energy to coach myself and the kids through this. Especially, when starting out, they throw full on fits to have to go back and relearn how to communicate.
Sometimes, we spend better parts of the day working on this…when it is reallly needed. Sometimes, we only have to work through this once in a day or so…
Self-care, yesterday, looked like taking it easy and not pushing myself too far.
And, by the end of the day, I realized I needed a little bit more than taking it easy.
All week, I’ve been making excuses for myself for why I cannot get into an at homework out on my TV.
And last night…I decided enough was enough.
I got the app set up, and I did a 30 minute work out.
Ya’ll…this workout was already SUPER modified…and I still needed to modify on a couple of the workouts.
In the past, I would’ve beaten myself up over this.
Yesterday, I was able to acknowledge it, know that my body is weak right now, process through…and end up knowing that it’s ok! It’s ok that my body is weak right now..I haven’t been taking care of it.
And that’s part of what self-care is about. It’s about giving yourself what you need, and loving yourself in the process.
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