Oh hey. It's been a while (yet again) since I've written a post here. Why? Well, because it seems the things I want to do often take a back seat and get put on the back burner. I neglect myself and my personal desires while putting everything and everyone else first. We seem to do that a lot as parents...especially as mothers. We're so busy putting others first that we lose ourselves along the way.
I hate to admit it's a conscience choice. But I'd be lying if I said it wasn't. Although, it's not always a fully conscience choice. Sometimes it just happens, you know, the day just gets away from me. I have so many things on my to-do list that by the time I get anywhere close to those things further down, you know, those things just for me, I'm drained. Literally, I'm just too damn tired. It happens to the best of us, right?! But why does it keep happening? Or better yet, why do I do this to myself and so often? I'm not sure I have an answer. And honestly, at this point, just identifying the fact that I don't do enough for my own self happiness is more than enough to motivate a personal change. I should be the biggest advocate for my own happiness. A readjustment of priorities seems long overdue. So, that settles it then. Those things way down near the bottom of the list...the ones just for me....those things will be moving up. They won't all make it to the very top but I'll be damned if some don't make it into the top ten. And why not?! I'm totally worth it. I should be higher up on my own freaking list. And so should you. What I'm getting at here is it shouldn't be so difficult to do those things that make your heart happy or give your soul a lift. Life is short - eat the cake, drink the wine, kiss the girl. Be your biggest advocate for your own happiness. So, let me be the first to take my own advice - to pull my wants and desires from the back burner to the forefront. To put myself higher up on my own dang list. I won't stop giving or doing for others. I'll just not give so much that I lose myself along the way. Because putting yourself first isn't selfish. It's necessary.
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Shauna QuinnNo stranger to taking the road less travelled, I must admit those not so great choices made me who I am and led me to where I am right now, which happens to be exactly where I am supposed to be. Archives
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