Linking up today with other writers over at Kate Motaung's blog, Heading Home. We write for five minutes straight. No fancy edits, just writing for the fun of it. Today's prompt is create.
Do you ever feel like life is closing in around you. Like the demands for your time and energy are more than you can manage, and you're getting more and more resentful?
Maybe it's time to take a little "me" time. Time for some self-care. Time to slow down. Below are five ways you can create more space for yourself.
1. recognize your limits. We all have them. Another word for these are boundaries. We can set a simple boundary for ourselves by saying the simple word "no". Boundaries and limits protect our time, treasure and energy.
2. be aware of how you're wired. Are you an introvert, gaining energy by being alone? Or are you an extrovert, gaining energy by being with others? This is a very important piece of data to have about yourself. Know yourself and you'll find out quickly if you should say no to that party or YES, I'M all in!!
3. Julia Cameron (author) advocates "artist dates" for yourself. I'm advocating a "take time for yourself date". What do you like to do?? Museums? Swimming? Coffee? Walking? Learn to be content doing things alone.
4. Create. I cannot say enough about this. Create and your heart will be happy. Create and you'll feel free in your soul. I've written many posts about this and I've become a firm believer.
5. Write yourself a letter from your "highest self". I mean this. It sounds weird, but it's not. It's totally legit. You'll be surprised how your higher self just "knows" something that your emotions have been overriding. I highly encourage this for emotional freedom.
Most of all. Listen to your intuition. Listen to your gut. It's going to be right. It knows what's right for you.
Blessings to you, friend.
Anne
Do you ever feel like life is closing in around you. Like the demands for your time and energy are more than you can manage, and you're getting more and more resentful?
Maybe it's time to take a little "me" time. Time for some self-care. Time to slow down. Below are five ways you can create more space for yourself.
1. recognize your limits. We all have them. Another word for these are boundaries. We can set a simple boundary for ourselves by saying the simple word "no". Boundaries and limits protect our time, treasure and energy.
2. be aware of how you're wired. Are you an introvert, gaining energy by being alone? Or are you an extrovert, gaining energy by being with others? This is a very important piece of data to have about yourself. Know yourself and you'll find out quickly if you should say no to that party or YES, I'M all in!!
3. Julia Cameron (author) advocates "artist dates" for yourself. I'm advocating a "take time for yourself date". What do you like to do?? Museums? Swimming? Coffee? Walking? Learn to be content doing things alone.
4. Create. I cannot say enough about this. Create and your heart will be happy. Create and you'll feel free in your soul. I've written many posts about this and I've become a firm believer.
5. Write yourself a letter from your "highest self". I mean this. It sounds weird, but it's not. It's totally legit. You'll be surprised how your higher self just "knows" something that your emotions have been overriding. I highly encourage this for emotional freedom.
Most of all. Listen to your intuition. Listen to your gut. It's going to be right. It knows what's right for you.
Blessings to you, friend.
Anne
Good advice Anne - spot on. Those first two are the foundation aren't they. Knowing our limits, knowing how we are wired - good stuff. Your neighbour at FMF
ReplyDeletethank you for your kind words! All of this is a work in progress, isn't it? Blessings.
DeleteGood advice, we need to know our limits and how to work within them. :) and heeding the advice from loved ones is a good way to learn those limits most of the time. :) #87 on FMF
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by, Annette! :)
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