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.Â
Iâll be the first to admit Iâm far from a perfect person. I have multiple flaws. One of them being selflessness. Which isnât a bad thing on paper. In fact, itâs something that we should be encouraging more of in this day and age! Iâm always looking to help out my family, friends and the people around me.Â
The problem is I have a tendency to be overly 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.Â
In this particular instance, I ended up saying âYesâ to far too many projects at once. Iâve 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 couldnât 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 couldnât, and felt exhausted and stressed because I felt like I constantly needed to be working on something. I wasnât allowing myself to rest or even catch my breath.Â
If youâre going to take anything away from this post, my fellow wildflowers, let it be this. Donât give away so much of your nutrients to other flowers that you start to wilt. Always prioritize yourself and your needs first. Itâs okay to say no. Itâs okay to be a bit selfish.