How to Show up for Yourself
Part of you is ready for anything. Help it out.
You’ve heard the saying, “Showing up is 80 percent of life.” Well, it’s true. But not for the reasons you think.
Advice like this always assumes one thing — when you show up, you’ll actually do something. You won’t just stand there.
You won’t just fold your arms and scowl the whole time.
Showing up — really doing it — is always the hardest part. Why is that? What’s so hard about showing up? It sounds easy.
It’s hard because part of you always thinks you want to stay home. It’s scared, sad, pissed off, distracted, or just plain tired. Or maybe it’s raining outside, and you don’t want to get wet.
Not showing up is normal
There’s nothing wrong with any of your negative feelings, the ones that pull you home. They’re normal. Look at most animals. Lying around is what they do best. They don’t do anything unless they have to.
That’s the part that wants to stay home — the mammal part. It doesn’t want to go to work, or the gym. It wants Cheetos.
Meet Super You
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