23/11/2024
Sunday 24th November 2024
Believe in your own magic
What Do I Need?
Mural, Escapist, Feather
It is time to stop comparing yourself to others, your journey is completely different and you are on a different timeline than everyone else. Remember that you need to remain true to yourself and remember that dragging someone else down doesn’t take you to a higher or further position on your journey.
(Whilst I will never drag someone else down, I do often find myself comparing myself to others and find myself doubting myself and putting myself down because I am not where they are. After receiving this card I will work on remembering that my journey is my own and is based upon what I need and can handle.)
It is okay to put yourself first and to look after yourself, you should never be ashamed or embarrassed to put yourself in first place and to say no to what others request that you do. We are always taught in an emergency situation that we need to take care of ourselves first before we offer to help those around us. So remember that you can’t help anyone else if you have already given everything away. So take the time you need to heal and look after yourself.
(I hate saying No to people, I hate saying I don’t want to or I can’t. I feel guilty when I have time off and I don’t spend it with people around me. But I recognise now that every now and again I need that solo/quiet time to let myself rest and recharge. So I will work on not feeling as guilty when I need to put myself first.)
We all like to escape and get away from reality when things start to get stressful or overwhelming. Wether we escape through TV, Movies, Music, Travel, Shopping, etc, we need to remember that eventually we need to come back to reality otherwise we are just allowing the problems to become larger and harder to overcome in the future. It is time to come back to the present and face the problems head on and recognise that the outcome is going to be what ever it will be and unfortunately we will just need to accept that and work through it to the best of our abilities.
(I use my hyperfixations to escape from the real world. Reading takes me to a different world, music takes me to a different place, concerts and travel take me to places where I am happy and stress free. I understand that eventually the concert ends, the vacation ends and I must come back to reality but I then tend to live in my own world of memories and wishes. I will work towards turning my escape mechanisms into coping mechanisms that help me further my journey and support me in the real world.)
