good morning loves ✨ reflecting on the past few days i spen..

good morning loves ✨ reflecting on the past few days i spent at a cabin, away, hidden in the woods. i had so much time to myself, to think, to dive through the past few months where i experienced symptoms of burnout. it felt good to step away and allow myself to think about those not so nice feelings. it felt nice to close my phone and watch the trees dance, the snow fall and hear the birds sing. i went back to my basic needs, what my heart desired. i still had this gut feeling that i didn’t really deserve to take a break because some people have it so much harder than me. I kinda felt like an imposter to be experiencing those symptoms and those feelings, because i’m not supposed to complain, am i? i have water, food, a roof over my head, a job and a healthy family. *why am i feeling like this?* what’s funny is that if a friend came to me with this reflection, i’d tell them that their feelings are so valid and that they are allowed to experience these type of emotions, it’s normal, it’s part of the human experience. Even if someone has it tougher than you, you are still experiencing your own reality, your own battles. You have the right to struggle. but it’s hard to be gentle and understanding towards ourselves. It’s so much easier to put the blame on us. This made me realize that i really need to work on my inner dialogue, the way i speak to myself, the way i treat and think of myself. I should be more understanding of my emotions, i should allow myself to not be perfect all the time. It’s so important to take a step back and analyze what’s working in our lives and what’s not working, and adapt accordingly. We constantly need to assess, reevaluate and adapt. And that’s what I did about this imposter kind of feeling. I shouldn’t devaluate myself nor my experiences. It’s part of the human experience I come back to this space today, inspired, resourced, happy and most importantly, I come back with the mindset of being gentle to myself, even when I’m struggling! <3