The Constant Battle To Stay Present and Pleasant

Hey 👋🏾. Hope all is well in your world. 🌍 A day away from February. It’s crazy to think that we are gliding into the second month of 2022. I can only speak for myself when I say I’m still struggling to grasp ahold of the world changes around me and my own little world. It’s weird to think of where we are as a society, and navigating through that became a bit much for me. The widely accepted truth that change is constant and uncomfortable keeps me going. I have to remind myself of that all of the time when I feel uneasy.

I’ve been in therapy almost 1 year and it’s the best decision I could have made. Things in life were becoming a bit much to handle. I found myself needing some insight and guidance from an outside source because I can’t see it all or do it all. I knew the answers were there, I just couldn’t grasp them. I needed someone to remind me of my strength and help guide me in some instances. I needed to be kind, to myself. See those are all things I now keep in my back pocket because of therapy. We drop the ball in a lot in situations with the singular belief that we can do it all alone; it is actually self destructive. It takes a village, even after you become a monumental necessity for your created villages. We literally wouldn’t be here without 2 people. It’s okay to need someone. It’s okay to use someone, hear me out, it’s when misuse comes into situations that things go sour. That I’ll wash your back if you wash mine way of life is still a major key 🔑 to successes. I spoke on extending yourself in a healthy nature in my previous posts and I included that link here: ⬇️ Take a moment to reflect if needed ⬇️

https://www.afancyvibe.com/post/are-you-available

With all of the previously mentioned things being drilled into my head often, and actually attempting not to overextend myself, I still find plenty bad days amongst the good. I had a pretty roller coaster like experience this month with my health both mentally and physically. I pushed myself into the abyss of work for weeks while abandoning myself. I’ve gained weight, had a major skin crisis, and was mentally in a low place because of the previously mentioned. At this point my business is in order, but I am in shambles, well I was. I have begun the processes to be better in those areas. I generally do not like starting things at the top of the week or month bc it seems gimmicky to me. It works for tons of people but I always find myself cracking under that pressure of the countdown and falling back into negative habits quickly.

I have been implementing small changes like cutting back on my food intake, getting back outside to move, using my Clarisonic , and attempting to insert a regiment into my life to grab some sort of what I consider normalcy. I’ll be inserting what I believe are helpful snippets of information on bettering a day and healthy production. I’m gonna tap back in with you guys in 2 weeks to present, what I hope is a slightly more put together version of myself than currently.

A Few Affirmations ❤️

It’s a constant battle to stay present and pleasant. I’m rooting for whomever took the time to lay eyes on these word. I hope you excel far beyond what you expected and surprise yourself daily with your own strength. Let’s run into February with a positive mindset❤️