๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ..... ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ. Youโd think Iโd have worked it out by now, but I guess this is one lesson I seem to need reminding of more than others. You see, one of my strengths, and something I pride myself on is my sense of ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. The drive to keep going until a job is done. I push myself to make sure Iโm not letting others down and above all, to make sure Iโm reaching the goals I set for myself. But, this strength can also be my ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ.... Determination and drive can sometimes see me pushing myself a little too far! ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ? Trying to be everything to eveyone. To be at this thing and that thing. From my job to a meeting to webcall and ๐ป๐ฒ๐ธ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ its 10pm and you havenโt stopped to take a breath! And then, all of a sudden, your body says ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ! Surrender can be as simple as a feeling that reminds you to take a breath, all the way up to full blown body shut down. I had another of these wake up calls yesterday.... Silly me, pushing myself to be everywhere and do everything. And my body pulled on the brakes BIG TIME. Travelling in the car on the weekend and being overtired when I got home, Iโd put my neck out and it wasnโt happy!! I spent the day yesterday paying for pushing myself too far and had to surrender to the consequences. My reminder in surrender meant I missed out..... I missed a phone call appointment for a scholarship I was interested in for a course I want to do. I missed a celebration & farewell dinner with the fire station boys and their families. ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐. So, now I have to take a long hard look at myself AGAIN and really see where Iโm at. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ? ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ? ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ? Beacuse above all, I need to put myself and my health first. Itโs hard to listen to your body sometimes. Especially when youโre a confessed overachiever ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ But Iโm working on it.... ๐ #surrender #lookaftermefirst #timetoslowdown https://www.instagram.com/p/B9BVGmvnfAv/?igshid=13t39enxo596o
