Maybe it sounds simple... Maybe it sounds like the hardest thing imaginable.
Trust me, I get it.
But those small things that we do for ourselves. Those small things that we constantly push aside and tell our minds, our bodies, our hearts, that were going to do tomorrow - or the next day, or next week, next month even, and so on are our goals talking to us and we're to stubborn to listen.
Most of us live daily lives that were way to comfortable and content in. Anything outside of that comfort zone is either too scary, or unnecessary to try!
Isn't that terrible thinking?
And the rest of us WANT to change. We want to follow our goals and do exactly as our minds, bodies and hearts tell us to do - but we're scared! Scared of rejection. Scared of failure. Scared of new beginnings. Scared that it may be too hard. Scared that we don't have the proper support. Scared that we'll give up. So we'll say things like I'll start tomorrow, or, just this last bad week and then I'll start fresh on Monday or i gained two pounds, I might as well binge eat and skip my workout. Etc, etc.
It 👋 is 👋 such 👋 a 👋 battle.
Truthfully it really is.
Having to fight constant, negative thoughts is exhausting.
You or I don't deserve that 💃
I'll give you an example: For me personally - I LOVE morning workouts. Nothing beats it. And then being able to read a few pages of my favorite book, and if I have time - getting a little work in before the kids wake up (sometimes that's pushing it, but some mornings it does happen haha). The hardest part however... Waking up...
I have an alarm clock set on my Fitbit every morning. It's on smart wake mode so it will wake me up when it best feels my body is ready to wake up anywhere between 5:15am and 5:45am. Sounds simple enought, right? But the trouble is, with winter time here in Buffalo NY, it's pitch dark outside - so that doesn't help for starters. And most mornings I don't even feel my watch vibrate. Zack does however, and when I ask him why he didn't wake me up, he'll say something along the lines of I wasn't letting you leave. I wanted to snuggle you. Sweet and all, but really boo?
Theres just something about the morning workouts. I feel like I can really push myself and go deeper when I do a morning workout as opposed to one throughout the day when the kids are running around. Such a different feeling. My mindset is in a totally different place and I feel like I need to focus on nineteen things at once. I can't give my workout the best of my ability.
So I made my morning care routine a dang priority. It's something really important to me. This small thing that I pushed aside because of lack of motivation (not waking up because it was too dark or way too early, or Zack wanted to snuggle longer, etc) needed some serious attention. Mentally, physically and emotionally my heart, my mind and my body knew it wanted to workout, read and work early in the morning to have that "me time" before the kids wake up, but my negative thoughts say "this bed is so cozy girl, are you sure you want to leave? Stay here for a little while longer".
And I did.
I listened.
I listened for too freaking long - I'll tell you that much. And it wasn't doing me any good - except oversleeping and ultimately making me even more exhausted throughout the day.
It was a vicious cycle.
So I set the alarm on my phone as well, and I get that morning routine, self care me time in.
It's important to me, and you should follow whats important to you too. It will make you so much happier. You're deserving of all things good and wanting to do things for you - especially when you take care of everyone else all of the time. It is most definitely not selfish. It's necessary. It's self love, self care, and everything that you deserve.
Don't wait for the perfect moment. Seriously - there is no such thing. You have to create it. You have to go after it. You have to make it happen. Just start and keep going. And when your journey gets hard - whatever journey that may be... Learn to rest, not quit. Because quitting is a habit that reverts back to old ways.
And 👋 You 👋 Are 👋 Stronger 👋 Than 👋 That 👋
Until next time,
Jess ❤️
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