a return to self care
In the past months alone, my life has changed significantly.
I graduated from university, I moved to the other side of the country, and I started a new job. It feels like my life has been going and going and going- a series of packing, unpacking, writing, reading, taking photos, meeting people, and leaving people.
But about a month ago, I found myself completely alone in a hotel room, sick and burned out. I ran myself a hot bath, and lay there for a while, unsure of how I was going to tackle the increasingly busy months ahead of me.
It took a couple conversations with some of the people I love most in this world, and over nine hours of deep and restful sleep to realize that I hadn’t really been looking after myself. In all the chaos of my life, I had forgotten to practice self care- I had forgotten how to take time to really recharge and decompress.
The night I spent in that hotel room reminded me that I need to nurture my inner self just as much as I look after my physical self. I need to do more things that make me feel balanced, energized, happy, and present; because without that, I just can’t live the kind of life I want to, nor can I be the full person that I want to be.
In all honesty, it’s been a bit of an uphill battle these past months, but I’m doing my best to be intentional, and to make sure that I am giving myself space to breathe despite everything that is going on around me.
~some of the self care practices I’ve returned to;
- listening to podcasts
- laughing
- cleaning my apartment
- reading for fun
- cooking
- going to the beach
- gardening
- going for a long and leisurely walk
- standing in the sun
- lighting candles
- listening to music
- dancing
- being spontaneous
- painting
- having a shower
- taking pictures
- having a snack
- creating something
- talking to people I love
- writing
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originally posted: october 21, 2019.
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