THE PAUSE : the master of avoidance
edition 006 - pure compassion and acceptance, and finding the fun in the discovery of what you're avoiding (which will lead to your best best best self)
THE PAUSE
stop asking me to do things i am wholeheartedly avoiding
because i will continue to push it aside. i’m good at that
some call this procrastination, some call it avoidance
but the wild thing is, the things i avoid are the things i need the most
the things i avoid are where i have my breakthroughs
it triggers a feeling of relaxing-into-my-uncomfortability
where pushing through a moment of toughness gets me to the otherside
the otherside that flipping moves me
this new side is raw and filled with gratitude
it is conquering, it is bravery
it is my commitment to myself by seeing through the thing i needed most
the otherside is really ‘wow, i can’, and ‘wow, i am able’
call it confidence; i call it self-understanding
you understand yourself more when you find the edge of discomfort
you see who you are when you show up there
so heck ya - i did it and i am fully able to do it again
it’s tough, but then it quickly turns in to being alive.
☺︎ pause this beautiful amazing awesome song. you know the drill.
☺︎ journal question what is the thing i am avoiding most this week?
☺︎ thought process on the edge of your discomfort, there is depth and connection unlike anything you’ve experienced.
☺︎ daily habit remind yourself ‘insert your name here, you are exactly where you need to be’
☺︎ wellbeing challenge find one movement that’s calling you and do it as often as you feel this week (crunches? arm stretch? a dance move? flailing yourself around?)
i. am. so. tired !!!!!!! hehehehehe
it’s winter still? but it’s kind of spring?? what’s going on out there, does anyone know?
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the issue: because of the confusion, i’ve been pushing myself past my winter-y happy medium of relax and hermit mode - and now i am wanting to ramp up and do more things - time to do a spring clean up, get stuff organized, do more. social, business, home life..
i’m finding out fast that my body isn’t fully ready for spring - only my mind is. and my body, well - she’s in winter still (it’s funny how the mind can completely overtake the body - for better or worse).
so naturally, this morning i decided to push myself again - and i took another hard yoga/fitness class (one i’ve been obsessed with that i share in ‘something new’ this week).
boy, was that a tough go.
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the mindset shift: despite my decision to push past what my body was asking me for (rest), i did find so much joy in this feeling of exhaustion. because i decided to fully accept it.
i made the decision to push. i am feeling ‘cause of me. cool. let’s settle in, then.
when we sit in what we’re feeling, and accept it, we are so much more in the present. we’re not speaking badly to ourselves in regret, we’re not wishing something different.. we’re just fully embodying the state we’re in and operating from that.
and one of my favourite things is the silliness and the creativity that comes from me when i am over-tired.. honestly! not to say i strive for exhaustion, but it’s a state we will all feel at some time in our lives - and one we’re privileged to feel (because feeling is a privilege of being human).
so - when i let go of expectation, and embraced where i was at, i felt better.
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the takeaway: just be you. whatever emotion gets thrown at you, or you bring upon yourself - you’re learning and growing and molding more into you. and maybe you will feel like you don’t want to feel this way again - sure - but you may also find some beauty in it, knowing whatever comes you always handle with grace and understanding and compassion for yourself.
where are you getting the most relaxation so far in 2025?
taking/planning a vacation or staycation
putting alone time aside for myself
♡ something new i’ve been trying.. a yoga and fitness class that kicks your butt while also offering stretching and deep connection to breath. it’s called the 20/20/20. 20 minutes of deep yoga, 20 minutes of hard fitness, and 20 minutes of stretching. it’s the perfect mix for anyone looking for a stronger body, while also staying connected to their yoga and stretching practice. find an oxygen yoga location near you.
♡ something new i did to save you $300 CAD is i saw an ayurvedic coach about starting a liver detox, and here is what she told me to do to begin doing a deep detox of my overworked liver: take vitamin A, C, E, D + K, and B vitamins daily (B2, B3, B6, B12), as well as selenium, manganese, zinc, copper, CoEnzyme Q10, and eat a lot of garlic/onions/arugula/cauliflower. the vitamins i’ve linked are the exact brands i’m using now. it’s been over 1.5 wks i’m into this and i can tell you my body is detoxing (the skin on my feet are shedding life wildfire)!!!
rest until i see you next ♡
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