I know life is usually very challenging when you are dealing with any chronic illness.
Plus, the pain, fatigue, and other symptoms can make it feel totally impossible to practice self-care when you have a million other responsibilities.
But you see, dealing with any chronic condition means that you take baby steps every single day to support your body’s healing process and speed up recovery.
Your morning is an important part of your self care routine. How you start your day will determine whether you will feel centred, intentional, and focussed or whether you feel stressed, on high alert, and oblivious of the things that are important to you.
Many of us focus only on the “glass half empty” and complain about all the things that are not the way we want it to be. Unfortunately for us, we end up feeling helpless and disempowered when we do this.
What if you could alter our way of looking at your life?
What if you realised that life owes you nothing?
Most importantly, what if you realised that what you have is actually a GIFT and cannot be taken for granted?
Our language reflects our thoughts and our thoughts and words shape our future experiences. Grateful people use words like gifts, blessed, fortunate and blessings whereas less grateful people are more inclined towards words like burdens, deprivation and complaints. However, it is possible to shift our mindset and incline it towards positive emotions and move from self-critical talk to one that is supportive and nourishing.
When you treat yourself with respect and even love, you will find that you have a sense of peace of being truly present to your own life. You will treat yourself the way you treat your children or loved ones- with love, kindness and respect.
We often overlook the fact that what affects one is bound to affect us all even if we are on the other side of the earth. Also, as human beings we are hardwired to naturally live our lives wanting to connect with others, to be loved and to belong. Indeed, we are hardwired for connection. It is what gives us our lives meaning and purpose and makes us feel safe and secure.
Our fast paced lives do not allow us to slow down and relish the pleasures of every day life. It is not conducive to noticing and enjoying the simple joys that are present in our lives only if we pay attention to them. Also, it is really easy to think nowadays in terms of – Who am I to enjoy when others are suffering?
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By paying attention to what our bodies are trying to tell us (without judgement), we can learn much more than we can ever imagine- indeed, the messages and the mysteries that it holds can be life saving. Unfortunately, most modern societies do not really encourage this.
In times of uncertainty and chaos, it becomes very easy for us to comfort ourselves using food. We all do it from time to time especially when we are in need of comfort. However, it becomes an issue only if we are unaware of this and stuffing ourselves with food becomes our default coping mechanism.