It’s so easy to say, “make time for yourself,” “do something for yourself,” “Fill your own bucket first.” And it’s ALL TRUE, but how?
It’s so easy to say, “make time for yourself,” “do something for yourself,” “Fill your own bucket first.” And it’s ALL TRUE, we should take care of ourselves, because how can we take care of others if our physical, emotional and spiritual tanks are running on empty. But how do we do this?
Well to be quite honest, I also don’t have the perfect answer to this burning question. I’m a wife, a mom of 2 beautiful girls and I’ve started my own business…For the entire last year “making time for myself” was just not a realistic option – won’t go into the details now.
Today I’m sharing a few ideas and guidelines I’ve learnt over this time, which daily I’m trying to incorporate into my life to get to that point where I can feel I’m also “filling my own bucket” but still getting to all my other responsibilities.
Let’s first look at 3 DEFINITIONS:
LOVE: a deep and tender feeling of affection for or attachment or devotion to a person or persons
SELF-LOVE: a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual growth
SACRIFICE: something important or precious that is given up for the sake of gaining something
Getting to the place mentioned above, these 3 WORDS play a key role. We LOVE our families and friends and thus we devote our time, energy, resources to them. To get to a place of SELF-LOVE where we can value ourselves, and grow as a person, taking care of ourselves – we need to SACRIFICE something that is important/precious to us.
Now let’s just face it – we CANNOT give up our family and friends and the love and time they need from us. I can’t tell my screaming baby, “sorry Honey, but Mommy wants some alone time.” So how and what do we sacrifice?
WE NEED TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL!
MAKE A LIST of things you would like to incorporate into your life.
IDENTIFY TIMES in your week where you actually had time, but “wasted it” by just doing random things without purpose.
NOW MAKE A PLAN. What can you “sacrifice?” TIME and UNECESSARY PURCHASES!
TIME: get up half an hour earlier. Instead of just doing “something” to not feel guilty about sitting still, rather go do something on your list.
UNNECESSARY PURCHASES: By saving money you can
book the nail/hair appointment you need.
Get more help around the house.
See an Image Consultant to help sort out your wardrobe to save time when getting dressed.
Which little sacrifices can you make?
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