We all experience going through a funk. Despite who you are, your level of success, where you live, or where you work, there is no escaping the fact that at some point, you’re going to have a low day and what you do in that moment will determine how long you stay in it.
It’s easy to love yourself and your life when things are going great. When you’re crushing your goals-whatever they are-and you see the results, it’s encouraging and it makes it that much that much easier to give yourself the shoutout. But what about on the hard days?
In what ways do you still show up for yourself when you don’t want to? In what ways do you still love yourself when you feel like you don’t deserve it?
Choosing self love, ESPECIALLY on the days where you feel your absolute worst is so so soooo important. I know this is not an easy task, however, you can learn to do it anyway knowing that by loving yourself, even in your lowest moments, it will pay off.
If you are experiencing one of those low moments in your life, whether it’s because of that time of month, a relationship, a job, WHATEVER, reflect on what you can do for yourself right now that demonstrates self love. This could be taking a bath, journaling, dancing, going for a walk, stating affirmations, anything that you know is good for your well-being.
And I’m going to push you to get through any feeling you experience internally that tells you not to take action. So you may be feeling like you’re in a funk and that you really rather not do some type of self care. But I want you to remember that any negative feeling you experience, ALWAYS passes. Play it forward and think about how you will feel tomorrow by choosing self love today.
Despite whether you believe you could be “doing better,” you still deserve to embody self love. Why? Well, we can all technically do better at any given point in our life, but it doesn't mean we have to be better in order to love ourselves.
Life is messy, and it always will be-appreciate the moments when you feel like crap because those are the moments that allow us to experience the high. Those tough moments shape us into stronger, better, more powerful versions of ourselves. Without the lows, there would not be highs. So when you are experiencing not feeling your best, appreciate that moment, acknowledge the feeling but don’t allow it to take from the love you have to give yourself.
Because despite being in a low or high, you only ever have this moment. Your body, mind, well-being, are counting on you to take care of it.
In summary, here are some steps to getting through a funk:
- Admit that you aren’t feeling your best
- Try to pin-point what’s causing you to feel that way
- Acknowledge whatever feeling you are experiencing
- Place your hand over your heart and tell yourself either or loud or in your mind that this feeling will pass
- Identify one simple act of self care you can do right now and play it forward. How will choosing this form of self care/love benefit you?
- You can take it another level and journal about this, or tell a friend for accountability
- Do this every day and trust the process
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