Your Happiness Matters Most!
Do you ever find yourself feeling guilty when you finally take a moment to do something just for you?
Or when you say no to a request because frankly, it doesn't work or fit in your schedule? I am guilty as charged and have been on the often painful and slow journey towards saying yes to me!
As women, we have to realize that our well-being matters. in reality if we aren't at 100% we aren't going to be able to tackle the multitude of "requests" on our list. From our jobs to our kids, husbands/partner, the household and everything in
between. If we aren't able to breathe or find time to recharge our batteries we may get it done but it may not meet our usual standards or we may do it with a bit of an attitude! Ha! Been there, done that!
We are all seeking to be our best selves and that means ensuring our hearts, minds and spirits are happy. That we are filled so that we can continue to support and fill others.
I recently began to honor the Sabbath. No, I am not of the Jewish faith but I am a child of God and read and studied the true meaning of the Sabbath and what that in turn means to me. Taking a pause on Fridays from sundown to Saturday at sundown has created a yummy and sacred space of me time.
Time in which I rest both mentally and physically and time in which I am fully present with and for my family. I am not online checking emails or paying bills or on my phone adding items to my Amazon cart. It is time that I seek to hear His voice and that I truly unplug from my "normal"
I cannot even begin to tell you how much I now crave this time -I am excited as the end of the week nears to go into "my time". And while I have had to make conscious shifts and decisions to make it work, it is more than worth it. My Sunday dynamic has changed a bit but what I have found is I am so much more focused and ready on Monday morning. I am not going into the workweek exhausted and mentally fried.
So I challenge you all to find your "thing". Let's start with recognizing that our happiness is a priority. And then begin to seek ways to feed that happiness. Don't worry that your “no” to someone else or something else looks or feels bad - think about how good you will feel saying “yes” to you!