Wednesday, February 27, 2019
unedited for 100 days. Day 22
I've been thinking lately that in the 'self help department' we've got it all wrong. Isn't it possible that we are overemphasizing helping ourselves anyways? Don't get me wrong, you know I'm all about living my best life; after all I love me some yoga, long walks on the beach and matcha tea. Still somehow I think we might be skipping over the most important piece of being alive. I scroll my favorite instagram influencers and am bombarded with the hundreds of things to eat, drink and do to be healthier and happier. I can't help but feel a sense of falling short. I'm not meditating enough. I'm not journaling enough. I'm not soaking in epsom salt baths enough. Shit, I forgot to eat my goji berries and chaga mushrooms today. From a headspace of not being able to fulfill the prophecy of self care that is called upon us, it's likely that we feel as if we don't have time to help others, or volunteer or simply just call up a friend up and ask them how they are doing. I mean isn't it true what they say? Take care of yourself first, so that then you can care for others better? But if taking care of ourselves involves a checklist of 250 things to do, how do we ever get to being there for the people around us? Which I think is the most important piece of being alive. It is my belief that we are called to be a part of community, big and small. So I just wonder if we can go back to the basics. Eat well. Move well. When you want to juice some carrots go for it. And when you'd rather watch bachelor over mediate, fine by me! But always, always be a friend. Be a part of community. Be available to the humans around you. Chances are, helping others will have a hell of a lot more impact on feeling happier and healthier than that golden milk latte will.
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Thank you for this! I recently unfollowed a bunch of hashtags and insta accounts. I feel overwhelmed with so many “life experts” telling me what I should be doing, eating, thinking and even how I should be a partner to my husband. It’s too much for my head! I’ll trust my gut, and stick to what makes me feel good. The end.
ReplyDeleteAin’t it so liberating to clean up that insta feed??? Xoxo!!
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DeleteAgreed! “Trying” to be healthy and keep up with the trends is exhausting. There so much to know about wellness and for years I obsessed about the details. I like to think I’m off that ride nowadays. I do have to say though, I think it was only through all the years of “trying” so hard that I accumulated enough knowledge and routine so that making good choices and living a balanced life feels natural. Attempting to tune in more regularly and tune out all the noise that tells us what we are “supposed” to be doing. ☺️
ReplyDeletePs. I can totally relate to the chaga and gogi berry comment �� Me at various points in life - says to self “oh no, I haven’t had enough superfoods, etc today...I’m going to make a smoothie with all the things...drinks smoothie and realizes “wait, I wasn’t even hungry”.
❤️Ash
Oh my gosh I love you! And yes it’s true that we learn along the way and it’s okay that we get derailed sometimes. Haha I love the smoothie comment! We’ve all done it!
DeleteAgreed!! I’ve found social media to make me unsure of myself and feeling like I’m never doing enough for health and wellness. I’ve been working on returning to my intuition, being aware of the choices I make and how they will impact future me, will this action help me feel better in 5 minutes? An hour? A week? A year? ❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing, returning to community, large or small is a beautiful thing to focus on to still the constant “health trend” barrage
ReplyDeleteKate I love this! Truly truly! Tapping into our intuition is where all the wisdom is right?! It’s just hard sometimes when there is so much information out there. You are doing amazing things with your platform and people love you for being you! I love you!
DeleteAmen sister. I’m so tired of all the posts about what we should eat, drink, and do to live a healthier life. The preaching is tiring and ego-filled. I love your humble approach to wellbeing: if we keep it simple, listen to our bodies and do what we need to do to stay healthy we can shift our attention and energy to ways we can be present for others. You were my part of my community this week- thank you for helping me with my class!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! It’s too much! And girl! You have always been someone I admire for valuing health but not losing yourself in it. You still are Marian and so many other things. And I loved being able to see your Monday night crew! It was fun! Xo!
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