Self-care
Hello and welcome back. Do you ever have situations or circumstances that repeat in your life? And while you believe that you have learned lessons or taken knowledge from the experience, they seem to pop back up again! I 100% believe this is true for trauma or significant events in your life. We can never fully heal from things like this, as time passes, and we gain wisdom I think we can learn from these events through different eyes gaining additional insights. That’s why it’s called a healing journey.
I’m not talking about this kind of circumstance specifically, it’s more like being stuck in a holding pattern. The full moon energy seemed to affect me more so than usual this past month, I was so glad once it had passed. Yes, the full moon energy is a thing! When working with clients, we would sometimes have a run of situations and incidents, unusual things, or lots of arguments and sure enough it would be the full moon. I know this to be true when working with the elderly too.
My feeling ‘off’ was more than the full moon influence, it resonated with a couple of other periods in my life when I had felt out of sorts like this. These had occurred when direction, finances, and choices leading to different paths were at play. I have attended counselling throughout my life as I have needed it, for me, it’s exactly the same as going to the GP when you are sick. As I connected with those previous periods in my life when the same feelings were present, I also connected back with the actions I took to increase my emotional well-being. While I revisited those actions and waited to see if they made a difference, my next steps would be to access counselling. Yes, even the counsellor needs counselling.
For those that have worked with me, you will know I always encourage self-care, I always bang on about how important it is even when you feel like it’s not working. From my exploration of those similar experiences, ‘self-care’ came to the fore front. I hadn’t realised I had pushed my self-care to the side, so I have made some small changes and guess what I started to feel better within myself. It’s amazing what happens when you tend to yourself like you would for others. Feels like I have turned a bit of a corner, yay! Self reflection in use again, people (Blog 2) such a handy tool to use, to learn and grow. Understanding yourself is so important because when you know yourself you can help yourself through tending to your needs #self-care#self-love, you’re just as important as those you love and care for too.
❈ Thanks for joining me! Be kind to yourself. Enjoy the rest of your day ❈