July 21, 2016
Giving Ourselves Grace Rather Than Struggling | Personal
I held my nephew as he sat in my lap eating his lunch. He is very fussy about how he likes to sit while eating, as any baby would be. He would look up at me, smile, giggle, then go back to his lunch. After lunch I sat there watching him ride around his little walker discovering how to stand and walk around. While watching him I began to realize that all of the work that was gradually growing on my to-do list and I honestly began to struggle with feeling stressed out. Stressed out about the work that I had to accomplish, I just stared at my cursor just waiting for words to flow out. For my brain to kick myself into high gear to work that to-do list down into nothing! Yet….
Today was a day that I struggled…big time. I struggled with giving myself enough grace. I pushed myself to put on something more than pajamas this morning. I struggled to give myself rest but rather pushed myself to the limit. Yet, everyone has those days. We are always holding ourselves to a higher standard that’s unreasonable and untouchable. You begin to look at the lives of others you admire on your Facebook feed or your Instagram feed, but we all put our best forward. We always share the beautiful, but I just want to share the messy. Life and business can be messy, it can be overwhelming, it can be your time and energy!
…but in the mess, there is beauty.
There is beauty in giving yourself grace to see that I watched my nephew. There is beauty in stepping away from your computer screen to cherish those around you. There is beauty in the baby steps on completely a project. Let’s take a stand to stop holding ourselves to that standard and share the beauty of grace that we been given! You got this girl!!! This week, give yourself grace. Grace to take a nap when you need it, grace to share extra cuddles and kisses, take an extra walk in between work sessions, give yourself more grace when you feel overwhelmed, make some French press coffee to sip on for hours, and give yourself grace to refresh for another day!!
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