A reminder to take care of yourself

This week was a warning to me. Sometimes you need to just listen to your body and treat it with care and a gentle hand.

I have been doing really well, and I have felt peace for the past two months, but I also haven't fully given myself time to rest. It's been a constant go go go without time to decompress in between. I've been working, doing sports, hanging out with friends, and handling schoolwork. It's a lot, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole process. But the biggest thing I need to remind myself is don't overwork yourself to death. I finally have the strive to live and a hope for the future, I don't want to ruin it now because I decided to do too much.

Doing things is important. It feeds your body energy and nourishment, and it also helps yourself evolve into a better you. But relaxing and giving yourself time to heal is just as equally as important. I think society pushes for us to constantly be successful and busy that we forget that every person deemed successful gives themselves time to care of their bodies and minds.

This week has started the beginning of the end. I'm starting to end some chapters and say goodbye. Don't worry, they have good endings, but the ending never ends without a bang. So, in this time, life has most definitely been a little hectic. I sometimes forget that my body can't handle busy without rest. In turn, my body has given me a glimpse and some memories of what life was like a year ago. Believe me, I am oddly glad those events happened because I grew as a person, but I would never ever want to relive those instances. Immediately, I knew my body was warning me. Warning me that even I, when life is content, needs rest too. In this time of healing and rebirth, I think it's time focus on your inwards self. What are they telling you? How do they feel? Is this situation going to push me forward or take me back?

So, to whoever's reading this, please listen to your body, and give it the well-needed rest.

Until next time,

a hopeful/less stranger

12:00am

10/07/2022