04/30/2026
So many of us wait…
We wait until we have “enough” time to do the things we want to do.
We wait to care for ourselves until we have a magical pocket of time
that spontaneously appears in our schedule when life says,
“Oh yeah - this is time just for you to take care of yourself.
You don’t have any responsibilities right now.”
I wish! (Seriously.)
Unfortunately I haven’t found the key to Magical Self-Care Calendar Land yet so in the meantime, I am learning to create small moments of prioritizing myself.
Amidst writing, recording & editng weekly meditations,
teaching virtual classes, producing a podcast,
planning a retreat and managing a household,
it can be VERY easy to skip over the moments for me.
But that’s just another recipe for burnout.
What I’ve found the key to be is simplicity.
When we overcomplicate things, we tend to push them off for another day.
I’ll start working out on Monday.
I’ll write my first Substack post after I have the branding created.
I’ll take care of myself after I take care of all my other responsibilities.
Sound familiar to anyone?
When we push our care or dreams aside until the “right time,”
that time tends to never come.
So when life’s calendar is super full (which to my knowledge, when is it ever not?!),
we have to actively prioritize time to reset and come back home to ourselves.
But we often see creating time for ourselves as a whole event.
And the truth is, 3 deep breaths can be time for yourself.
Stepping outside and listening to the birds can be time for yourself.
Doing one (yes, ONE) simple stretch can be time for yourself.
Let’s start treating ourselves with more kindness in the moments in between.
Because those little moments might be all that we actually have right now.
So instead of filling them with taking in more information,
what if we spent them checking in with what we
need to feel good - like, real-life feeling good -
right now?
Don’t wait until your kids are older,
until you have more money,
until you magically have a bunch of free time
to take care of you.
The simple things
in the smallest of moments
really add up.
Let’s start now :)
🎥 High Spirits - Inner Dimension Yoga