Your Gentle Soul Needs Rest
For You Are The Sum Of Your Parts
No matter who you are or how you would describe yourself, there is a gentleness within you.
A gentle humanness which drives your desire to contribute and to provide, to nurture or comfort, even your will to inspire. The part of your which cares so deeply about your humans, all humans, or the entire damn universe that it propels you. You reach higher and work harder, skip lunch and set your alarm a little earlier, even after you worked late, all the time ignoring that gentleness within which serves you so well, that cultures your humanity, in the hopes that you will make some headway.
We are tired.
We are stretched.
We are resilient — yes — but resistant in the face of our own needs — our need to nurture our gentleness, to find our still and our calm. Our need to refuel on all the levels we operate on above the physical — our creative, empathic, altruistic intent. Somewhere deep within you, you know:
Your Gentle Soul Needs Rest
For you are the sum of your parts…
As humans, we can spend an awful lot of time in overdrive.
When life, work, and family demand of us we habitually push past our comfort zones, wearing down our healthy boundaries — the delineations between what we know we can fulfil, and what we know we must fulfil.
We are worn down by our own expectations, and little by little it erodes our resilience.
This is the moment when we are at our most vulnerable, often blinded by our adrenaline and drive, that ‘must-do’ attitude takes over and we are freefalling into burnout because every way we look there is no other option;
You just have to keep moving forward.
All the time convincing ourselves that it is what we have to do because there is no alternative. At some point, we disconnect from our gentleness, from that loving force from within which implores us to take action and to serve, and this schism, this great rift which appears within us, can stop us in our tracks.
Try to remember that we are all the sum of our parts, os whatever within ourselves we are making time for, and not making time for, becomes the focus of our realities. It literally creates the world around us.
If it is all work, and stress and difficult human interaction on every level because of our stress and discontentment, then that is what becomes our reality. Whereas ensuring you make time for the actions, people, places and things which create positivity, happiness and joy within your life, the more this will become your conscious reality.
Reconnecting with your gentleness
You could call it awareness, or mindfulness or even self-love, but taking time to be still and to refill and nurture your innermost self is imperative to successful action and productivity.
It is the restoration around the action which feeds your inspiration and creativity, the blank white of the canvas to which you can add the colour. The void from which all creation is borne.
Your gentleness by its nature is easily squashed and silenced, and we become resentful of life’s over-demand because we lose that internal connection and focus on why exactly we are doing what we are doing.
If you are feeling frustrated, overworked and overwhelmed, make a commitment — even if only a moment — to take a break and restore yourself. Take a momentary lapse from your activity to centre your breath and refocus your intention, if you have a little more time available, try writing your frustrations down to get them off your chest; its only a figure of speech, but in practice when done with intent you can feel yourself become lighter, and freer.
Some other great examples of how to reconnect with your gentleness are:
- Beginning a meditation or mindfulness practice. When walking, try to be really present with your surroundings, observe the trees or the people around you. Seek out their every-day beauty. Make the time, even just five minutes, to meditate or just breathe deeply in a calm environment. You can do this on your commute, or just before bed for a great nights sleep.
- Listening to your body and what it really needs. If you are tired, commit to going to bed even 20 minutes earlier instead of drinking another coffee. Try to find foods or exercises that support and work with your body, rather than trying to get it to comply and burning out. You will thank yourself in the long run.
- Breathing — this is by far my absolute favourite act of self-love amidst stress. Stop and take a breath, or twenty, whatever you need. Just stop, close your eyes, and do take a few deep, controlled breaths. This is one has the power to work immediately, wherever you are.
There are no rules to this type of self-development or awareness — just a practice of being and becoming in tune with yourself, and working with your body, mind and innermost self rather than against them.
We as parents, bosses, colleagues and human beings with intent actively shaping our world owe it to ourselves and those we love to take a break once in a while and reconnect. No reprisals, no guilt, just to refill and refuel for the road ahead.
This is the activation of our own greatness, borne from our own inner gentleness; simple acts with life-changing results.
This piece is an original work by Anna D. Invernizzi, for more please hit the links below or visit https://writemyuniverse.co.uk — thank you for reading.
