Life Gems with Jessica Jenkins: Be Authentic

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.

- Jess