This time of year, we are all juggling packed schedules as well as the societal pressure to be celebratory and make the most of “the season.” We have less choice than usual about all the action we take in the outside world: entertaining, running errands, attending parties, making special contact with friends and family. So what can we do amidst our attempts to achieve the festive ideal? How can we stay grounded, happy, peaceful?
At Just Say Glow, remember we are about exfoliation for your life! So when things get crazy, we try to remember these 3 simple commandments:
1. I am human and thus should strive to meet human (not superhuman!) standards.
2. I am my first and primary commitment. If I am not making myself happy, and serving my own needs, it will limit my capacity to serve and bring happiness to others as effectively as I want to.
3. Life is managed, not cured. I may not be able to make something go away but I CAN make it better. I can identify strategies to offset a challenge or address a nagging issue or negative feeling.
Sometimes we get tripped up by unpleasant feelings (simple ones like fatigue, complex ones like depression). We expect to be centered and balanced all the time. In fact, balance is both a noun and a verb… a state of being and an active effort of achieving equilibrium. It is the nature of life to be thrown off balance and we truly do ourselves a disservice to expect otherwise.
This December, we hope you can show yourself as much love and generosity as you show others… know that you are human, expect to get out of balance, and with compassion hopefully you can practice the behaviors, thoughts, and strategies that can help you restore your balance easily!
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