Stop letting yourself wilt!
Hey everyone! So sorry I didn't post yesterday. I took a mental health day because I realized I was burning out.Ā
Iāll be the first to admit Iām far from a perfect person. I have multiple flaws. One of them being selflessness. Which isnāt a bad thing on paper. In fact, itās something that we should be encouraging more of in this day and age! Iām always looking to help out my family, friends and the people around me.Ā
The problem is I have a tendency to beĀ overlyĀ selfless because I struggle with establishing boundaries. I overestimate my limits and how much time I can give and end up biting off more than I can chew. And then I physically and mentally exhausting myself.Ā
In this particular instance, I ended up saying āYesā to far too many projects at once. Iāve been working on launching this blog and building a platform, while also trying to find funding to pursue grad school, while also pursuing multiple research projects at the request of my friends and family! So I ended up feeling exhausted, stressed and irritated and I couldnāt figure out why. Until Tuesday evening, it finally hit me - I was pushing myself too hard! I was stressing myself out trying to do a million things at once and getting mad when I couldnāt, and felt exhausted and stressed because I felt like I constantly needed to be working on something. I wasnāt allowing myself to rest or even catch my breath.Ā
If youāre going to take anything away from this post, my fellow wildflowers, let it be this. Donāt give away so much of your nutrients to other flowers that you start to wilt.Ā AlwaysĀ prioritize yourself and your needs first. Itās okay to say no. Itās okay to be a bit selfish.