Be Authentic
I practice self care by spending time in silence and time
alone. In my time of silence I usually turn everything off, even my phone, and
just lay in my room and practice breathing. I usually light a candle or burn
incense and take control over my breathe, as you would in practicing something
like yoga. It gives me peace and a sense of self control. And my time alone can
be spent reading, writing, or doing yoga. But I do it by myself and enjoy my
own company. I have been practicing these things more and more lately. They
help me to stay calm and at peace. I usual find the time to do one of these
things twice weekly. And make time for 30-45 minutes or long during the
weekend.
The advice I would give the younger me would be this: if they don’t like the authentic you baby girl they aren’t for you. Being a people pleaser I always put myself last and attempted to appease others and for their standards of what they wanted me to be. It’s taken years to really come into my own and truly love who I am as a person. You can’t please everyone but pleasing yourself makes life that much better.
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Jess
