As you know I’ve been suffering with fatigue recently which means I’ve been limited in what I’ve been able to do and achieve. Thankfully I am beginning to feel stable and slowly am seeing an improvement. However, some days it feels like I am going backwards and my body is collapsing inwards which leaves me with a horrible feeling of despair.
After one such episode last week, I wrote the following in my journal:
Imagine a time when this is behind you. What will be the lesson?
This was my answer:
Self worth. Kindness. The need to have fun. Being nice to myself. Being kind to myself. Filling the well. Taking moments for myself. Putting my own needs first. Being gentle with myself. Loving myself. Loving my worth. Loving me. A whole other level of love.
Wise words huh?
It’s amazing what our inner wisdom can tell us when we sit down in an agreeable environment with a cappuccino, a pen and our favourite notebook!
The next thing I wrote in my journal was this:
This is an interesting topic. I think you should write about it.
So here we are. I’m going to pose the same question to you.
What advice would your future-self offer for your current challenges?
Imagine a time when any current difficulties are behind you. What will be the lesson?
You could take my approach and journal to explore this question.
Or have a conversation with a friend. You could swap your lessons learned and get insight from each other.
Or sit quiet in your meditation time and ponder what you could do now that would help you resolve a tricky situation.
If you are feeling bold, you can share your thoughts in the comments.
It’s turned out to be a short article this week but I hope you’ll agree it’s a powerful question.
Take care
Plodding gently
Cali xx
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What Advice Would Your Future Self Offer For Your Current Challenges?
A good way to frame a hard time! Fun is a big one for me - filling that well up.
Such a powerful question! I need to journal with it.