How do you show up for yourself? Inspire me! Tell us in the comments π
We've been talking about rest + how you look after yourself. How do you do that? Sometimes I struggle. As a self-employed entrepreneur, a parent, and a 'Doer', I find it hard to rest. #mindfulmonday 1/5
But being diagnosed with a life changing #chronicillness six years ago meant I had to find a way to rest. In part that fuelled my decision to start meditation practice. Then more recently, I've had another health diagnosis, and even my consultant mentioned last week... 2/5
...that I might want to think about paring back what I do everyday. It's tiring managing your health, looking after a child, cooking dinners, washings, working two jobs, keeping up with the school emails (is it dress down, or dress up day!!!?).....etc....etc.....etc! 3/5
So rest has become a question for me. How do I rest? What do I find restful? What do I do when I'm not 'doing'? And how do I show up for myself in a way that means I am TRULY looking after myself? 4/5
Inspire me. What do you do to rest? How do you TRULY show up for yourself?
#mindfulmonday THREAD & we're all about gratitude! It starts with us as parents, carers, caregivers, grown ups. Show up for your little one's by helping them appreciate the small things in life. The things that make the π beautiful, sparkle, shine.
We know it's been a tough year. We've been #homeschooling, #parentinginapandemic and working. It's been rough, full stop. But remember the clapping, the rainbows, the neighbourly kindnesses. That's the human in us all shining through.
πΊMake a gratitude jar together
π Spend some time appreciating your surroundings together
π¬ Talk about what makes your little ones happy. Tell them.
Remember you are not their schoolteacher. Youβre not meant to know Maths or English. Youβre not meant to know fractions or division, or how to teach the recorder.
The world may have shifted, turned upside down in what feels like days. But your role remains the same as it always was.
You are their Life Teacher. Their teacher of love, kindness, respect, of perseverance and resilience.