My Journey Through Self Love

Chapter 12 - Doing Nothing

I want to slow down and reflect on who I am and what it is that I need.

I'm not going to force myself to do something and be "productive." I just want to be in the present moment and give my body what it needs. If I need to stretch my body, I'm going to do that. If I'm hungry, I'm going to eat. If I need to take a break, I'm going to take one. If I need fresh air, I'm going to go outside. If I do need to do some work, I'm going to do some work.

I may have different responsibilities throughout the week or the month, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't check off everything on my to-do list. If I get hit with criticism, I don't want to take it personally. I want to be at a place where I can take it in and learn from it / try to improve (not out of self-hatred but out of the belief that I can grow from my mistakes) or simply move on from it. If I'm questioned about my thoughts or actions, I want to be able to answer honestly without fearing for my own emotional safety.

Lastly, if I'm journaling and find the ego taking the lead, I'm going to take what I'm journaling and note specifically how my ego is taking over. That way, I can uncover all the limiting beliefs that I may still be believing about myself. From there, I can flip the script, and look at what I'm going through as my true and higher self. I can turn the limiting beliefs into real truths that I want to believe and accept about myself.