Grace

Bing a standard subscription email arrived in my overflowing gmail inbox. I had nothing better to do so decided to view it. The email was on Grace. Hmmmm Grace I had never really used or even understood that word before. I continued...alright this is interesting...OMG I do that to... this lady has got it sussed. I soon proceded to writing a list of areas of my life I needed to give myself grace. I found this list a year later...

I am a little chubier at the moment because I have been busy at school - Grace to that
I havent been to the gym this week- Grace to that
My room looks like a toddler lives in there - Grace to that
I bought a few too many coffees this week- grace to that

This list that is longer in reality provided me with momentary relief upon reading it and I practiced this initially for a few weeks to come. But I forgot the importance of grace and what I had learnt from that subscription email.

I now put so much pressure on myself. To try handle this new adulting world with perfection. Ensure all human interactions are met with joy and love. Wakeup buzing with energy free of stimulants in the morning. Not sleep past 8.00 am on the weekends. Slowly these expectations have built up and now I feel i am carrying a few too many buckets. I feel heavy, exhausted and have lower self-esteem because of these expectations. We all do this at some level or another and these weighty expectations have negative influences on all areas of our health. Our bodies can develop adrenal fatigue, stress, mental health dissorders and relationships that once flourished including the one with ourself whithers away too.

Maybe this will be your reminder to give yourslef grace as well as mine. Create a list of expectations you need to give Grace to and quietly remind yourslef ok grace to that.

The email subscription is Cambria Joy. Her website is https://cambriajoy.co/.

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