Are You Being Patient With Yourself?
Are you being patient with yourself? Listen, we must give ourselves chances to breathe without pressuring ourselves. I'm sure we already experience other pressures from people, places, and things. Especially during this season of COVID-19. Just mentioning COVID-19 can be mentally and emotionally exhausting. But, we must remember to be consistent about telling ourselves positive realistic affirmations. Why? Because we believe what we tell ourselves. If you tell yourself that you're 'freaking out', you're gonna 'freak out'. Plain and simple. So, consider telling yourself something that allows you the time, space, and honesty to work through your stuff. Like - "I'm gonna do my work-out and start painting my kitchen today, but it’s alright if I finish painting tomorrow". If the kitchen doesn't get completed in one day, be good with that (because you allowed time and space for a two-day completion). If you find that you're all over-the-place, slow down and pace yourself. Consider doing some breathing techniques - slowly breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth a good 5-10 times. Do this throughout your day when you feel stressed. Consider meditation. Practice this mindfulness as much as you need to, and it should help with high-jacking some of those stressful moments. It also allows you to press your reset button. This exercise, along with prioritizing your tasks, being consistent, changing your perspectives to see your tasks one-at-a-time, and being patient with yourself, will result in you being more realistic about what you're doing and how you're doing it. You'll find that you have more patience with others too as you become less stressed. The mindfulness space that you created becomes your own 'safe space' so you must protect that.
Are You Being Patient With Yourself? If no, it’s not too late!!!