20/02/2024
A brilliant post and a reminder to us all that we can’t pour from an empty cup.
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Have you been putting yourself and your needs on the back burner lately?
Today I want to share a practice I use when I realize I haven’t been treating myself well. It has to do with a photo of a little girl I keep on my desk…
That’s her (or should I say me) and I want to encourage you to track down a photo of little you and put her on your desk (or fridge or dresser), too.
Here’s why: as we get older it can become easy to brush off taking care of ourselves. We have so many things on our plates and our own needs often come last. It can easily spiral to the point of self-neglect.
That’s where that photo comes in. I look at that little girl and ask myself, “If you were in charge of taking care of this little cutie, would you brush off her needs like you brush off your own?”
The answer is a resounding No.
You’d love her and take care of her and give her what she needs to have the best life possible.
If little you had a big day tomorrow, you’d make sure she got a good night’s sleep first.
If little you was hungry or thirsty before you had to go somewhere, you wouldn’t just expect her to power through. You’d nourish her.
If little you had been cooped up all day, you’d get that girl outside for some sunshine and some fun—because she deserves it!
If something bad happened to little you, you’d give her space to share her feelings instead of bottling it up inside.
My challenge to you today is to start taking care of yourself with the same loving care you’d offer little you.
I promise you, that little girl can still set the world on fire if you give her the TLC she needs.
