Month: August 2020
Tough Love & The Small Shit
How do you balance sitting in gratitude for all that you are with the desire to make changes?
Iâve been feeling a little down on myself lately about a few superficial things and thus trying (once again ;)!) to come to terms with the above.
Here are my top 3 helpful things to remember when Iâm feeling this way:
1. Eradicate negative self-talk. One technique that helps me with this is to imagine that Iâm speaking to my best friend rather than to myself. I would never put her down, call her chubby or stupid or unproductive or lame, I would never tell her she shouldâve done better without also supporting her achievements. âTough loveâ is just tough when you donât include the love.
2. Make small changes towards your goal. Often times when Iâm feeling less than thrilled about myself, for any reason, Iâm experiencing a feeling of being out of control. Take the power back. Take action. Move forward rather than wallowing in whatever has you down. Even the tiniest little tweaks can help you start to get grounded again in your awesomeness and help you move forward rather than in negative circles.
3. Look at the big picture. I firmly believe that every human has a right to their personal struggles and challenges, even the âpettyâ or âfirst worldâ ones. Sometimes though, itâs helpful to âthink globallyâ in order to âact locallyâ.
And of course, the old say âdonât sweat the small shit…and itâs all small shitâ aptly applies.
