I am so grateful to be sober today. I’m grateful for a slow morning, a little bit of snow last night and for being with friends over the weekend. I’m grateful for a sense of calm, our orchid that now has three little buds on it and for the sun being out today. I’m grateful for time off from work coming up and for learning to recognize when I need to take a break.
Good morning my friends :) As always, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is feeling well rested for the week ahead!
Yesterday I was NOT feeling well so naturally, I laid in bed and watched movies the whole day and today I am feeling much better. However, another thing I'm grateful for is for not feeling 100% because it's forcing me to slow down. Usually I would be flying around right now, writing here, getting ready for work, running to the subway, aggressively speed walking down the street, etc.
But…I know if I do all of those things today I’ll feel like shit all over again tomorrow. My sponsor once told me that our bodies are our last line of defense/the biggest message we could receive that we need to take a break.
For me, it starts with that burnt out feeling and if I don’t listen to that feeling then my body is like “okay well now you're sick…”
So today, I’m giving my body what it needs and I’m taking it slow. No rushing around, no panicking, no stressing my self out and no aggressive NYC walking. Just one thing at a time today and hopefully, I'll be back to 100% tomorrow.
And I hope that anyone else who isn't feeling great or who is just feeling super burnt out does something for themselves today. Take a hot bath, take some time to read your favorite book, light a candle and just sit down for a minute. But let’s try not to run ourselves into the ground, at least for today ;)
I hope everyone has a wonderful week and I will see you again on Thursday!
With so much love,
Jane