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Do you know who you are? Do you know what you like or don’t like?
Maybe you’re a bit like me. At face value, you can answer these questions as ‘yes’. Of course I know who I am, of course I know what I like and what I don’t like. After feeling somewhat defensive when I answered, I thought: oh boy – these questions struck a chord with me. Let me sit with this idea of creating an intimate relationship with myself and see where it takes me.
If you’re anything like me, you may not have been cognizant of setting boundaries along your life journey thus far. I was operating with a set of unintentional boundaries that I was not cognizant of. As an example, I have a physical boundary of not letting people into my personal space. Intuitively, I knew that letting people in my personal space was not something I wanted.
While self-care is all about ‘self’, I always feel better about life in general when I have been of service to others. I realize how counterintuitive this is but hear me out.
You’ve probably heard the saying that goes something like this, when you point 1 finger at someone, you’re also pointing 4 fingers back at yourself.
When you help someone else out, while you’re giving of your time, talent, skills and resources, you’re also receiving much more in return. Feeling good about a purposeful action and contributing to something that’s greater than a single person, is what makes this world go around.
Hopefully, for you the holidays are a time filled with love, laughter, family and more love. And while the season comes with hot cocoa, gifts, and promises of hope, there can also be a sense of the extra hustle and bustle leading to a sense of feeling overwhelmed. Additions to the day-to-day schedule, extra shopping runs to the local market, fretting over gift giving and a packed social schedule aid in the complexity of getting through the season.
During this timeframe, showing yourself extra self care is mandatory.
So what’s so important about mornings?
For me, it’s the time when I get to be selfish. It’s the time before meetings, calls and daily tasks steal my attention and time. It’s the time when I feel the most rested and have the power to think deeply.
Perhaps what I love most is the natural world unfolding around me as the sun comes up. Even if it’s raining, the light of the sun through the clouds wakes up the wildlife and world around me. The stillness of the morning starts to unfold, giving way to a beautiful dawn.
While ‘burn out’ is a ‘real thing’, the remedy for when you find yourself burnt out isn’t a quick fix! Everything that I read would take time – make sure you’re getting enough sleep, make sure you’re eating healthy meals, limit caffeine and alcohol, exercise frequently. While all of those things help, it wasn’t the answer I was looking for.
I want to talk about ‘accountability’ because until only recently, I always thought /associated accountability with my physical actions. As an example – I take accountability if I am hungry and it is my fault if I did not make dinner or create a healthy meal to nourish my body. Or, I did not study enough and my grades reflected my lack of studying. That’s how I always thought about accountability – the physical end result was a reflection of choices that I had previously made.
Wellness from the Wild 