It’s Women’s History Month and it's so motivating and encouraging to see other women lifting each other up on social media and the news lately.  To take the time to remind each other to believe you are good enough and that you can do that thing, and to speak up and make your voice heard because your voice matters.  

But while all that nurturing of each other is important and critical to change, we also need to remember to continually nurture that relationship with ourselves.   We're our biggest critics and that critic is with us 24/7/365.  We don't always have our own personal cheering section at our backs, and the celestial effects from that inspiring podcast you just listened to will wear off in a few days, and then, you'll be left with just you and your critic.  The critic that allows all those negative and not-so-productive thoughts into your head and out into the universe.

Oh, how I wish I could feel inspired and motivated all the time.  When I'm in that place, I really am more creative and productive, and well, happy.  So how do you nurture a healthy relationship with yourself to manage those days when you're maybe feeling less seen and less heard and less motivated and less productive, and well, not so happy?  For me, the mere acknowledgment of being in that place is key.  Taking time to pause and acknowledge truly helps.  We can't feel 110% all the time because we’re human. That's life and life is hard.  

So what do I do? I’ve created my own little personal cheer section.  A section with things that involve a gratitude journal, reading, meditation, drawing, writing, music playlists, and even timed naps.  While I'll admit timed naps aren't super-practical, ten minutes of meditation or reading can get you moving in a more positive and productive direction for sure.  And everyone can find ten minutes.  Everyone.  You just need to remember to pause and acknowledge that you need to do it.  Put your smartphone on "do not disturb," and take 10-15 minutes to reset yourself doing something that brings you back to a better space.  Maybe it won’t bring you back to 110% but I promise it will serve you well.

When you start to practice self-love like this, we're all the better for it, and from that place, it's so easy to commit to lifting up another woman or human, and another, and another.  All this lifting is how we create change and possibilities that are beyond our imagination.   

xoTrish

PS —Billie, thanks for today’s tailwinds.