Happy Wednesday!
Take a deeeeeeeeeeeeeep breath.
We are half way through the week my friend.
This time last week I was laid up on my couch, in and out of sleep, breathing through my mouth with body aches.
I have really bad allergies and the day before I ate lunch from this new Thai place and as the day progressed the worse I felt until my stomach was tied up in knots and I was sneezing my head off. In the future I will stick to the lakes and rivers I am used to.
In between mommy duties when I got home I took some Bendayl and went to bed. Only to wake up feeling awful.
I don't often get sick but when I do I get SICK! I ended up down for the count for four days. Off of food allergies, ovulation and exhaustion.
As I was laying on my couch with tissue stuck up my nose and Vicks on my chest I realized this was the first time I had stopped all year 🤯
I had taken time off of work but that was to do mommy things. When I wasn't with kids I was working and when I wasn't doing either I was doing school work. I stopped going to the gym because the only time I had was early morning but I was going to bed late because the only time I had to do school work was after kids were alseep so I was sleep deprived. The body just finally had enough and sat me down.
That's why today's Wednesday Wisdom is about nourishing yourself.
The Deborah Day quote says,
Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.
I get pulled into alot of different directions on a daily basis but lately I've been asking myself, "Am I going in the right direction?" During my convelescence I have been doing my daily devotional and reading through my journal and what kept popping up was rest.
Who knows that when you get adequate rest you are able to see clearly? 🙋
And I'm not just taking about sleep I mean rest for your mind, peace for your soul, self-care for the nourishment of you; the person outside of the titles.
I've been really trying to figure out who I am at this stage in my life and who I want to become and who I am becoming. All of that requires time and focus. And I only do that when I'm at rest.
Although I know that rest is necessary and norishing myself is necessary, it is so hard! I know I need to rest but I feel guilty for not doing, for not striving for somethign. But I'm realizing that I am worth the effort.
Making time for rest requires effort. The same effort I put into doing my job well I need to put into taking time to rest.
If I want what's best for me I need to nourish myself so that I can be clear eyed and see the direction my life is supposed to go.
Sometime life just stops you, like it did for me, because we aren't receiving the message. And this is not easy so don't think I'm saying it is. But its well worth figuring it out.
So my lovely fashionistas, how are we going to nourish ourselves today? Is it taking a mental health day from work? Is it binge watching your favorite show? Is it some retail therapy? Is it hiring someone to clean your home? Is it ordering takeout? Is it brunch or a day out with your girlies?
Let me know in the comments.
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