5 Ways to Show Up for Yourself

Because showing up for yourself is the most important thing to do

Graceygee
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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Recently, I haven’t been showing up for myself. I’ve been hard on myself for resting and taking time out due to my mental illness. I know I have to have more time than others to figure things out and just be OK, but it is still tough to show up for yourself.

Additionally, my boyfriend isn’t showing up for himself which pisses me off because it shows me that if you don’t stand up for yourself, then nobody is going to, right? It is all a game and you are the main character with responsibilities.

So here are three ways to show up for yourself because:

Self-care is a divine responsibility. — Danielle Laporte

Be gentle with your mistakes

Ok, so we all make mistakes, right? It is only human. I believe there is such thing as sin in the world, so we cannot escape doing bad things even when we might think we are an angel — NOBODY is perfect!

Take this into account when you are hard on yourself and not forgiving of your mistakes…

When I was in bed all day today and the other day, I beat myself up for not spending time on writing my new book and writing blog posts. I had wasted time. Me thinking to…

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