Lately, I have been feeling a little off and unhappy with things. I worry over nothing, I overthink situations, I get upset for no reason and I have been self-loathing. I hate my body. I hate the fact that I am breaking out. I hate that my hair is not turning out the way I want it to. I hate that my blog is not growing as fast as I want it to. I hardly ever say things about myself but the past couple of weeks. I have been really hating on myself "I feel fat" "I have wrinkles" "I am still not flexible despite going for yoga" "I paid so much money for my hair and yet, I've not achieved the colour I want" I knew it was because I have not worked out in a while. I mentioned this to Don and I got a little defensive when Don asked me when was the last time I worked out and it was longer than I liked to admit.
I did what I should have done a long time ago. I booked a hot yoga class. This was my first time at Hot Yo Studio. An amazing black and white hot yoga studio with an amazing yoga instructor. I was warming up in the class when I saw this quote on the wall.
Understanding our strength & weakness help us reach a better phrase
Such an inspiring quote! I am so glad that I read it before class because, throughout the class, I didn't push myself into poses I couldn't do. I used to get so frustrated when I couldn't get myself into a pose. I would force myself to do until it became painful. After reading that quote, I let go. Poses that were hard for me, I did the easier variation.
I felt instantly better right after the class. It was like I sweat out all my worries away! I have been stressing and giving myself such a hard time over nothing. I push myself through all my weaknesses when I should've taken a step to see what was giving me so much grieve.
I am not going to worry about my 'summer' body. I am not going worry about the fine lines underneath my eyes. I am not going to stress on how to bring traffic to my blog and increase my stats. I am going to let my body take the time to get into yoga poses. I am not going to compare myself with my friends about our careers. I am going to give myself more credit, be kinder and love myself.
What do you do to keep yourself in check? How do you love yourself?
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