I hope you all have had an amazing first month of 2025 so far!
Mine has been interesting to say the least!
I’m currently writing this blog with my right foot in a boot thanks to a sprained ankle. I get to wear this lovely accessory for the next three weeks at least.
If you know me, then you know that this aggravates me because I’m also not allowed to put weight on it during the same said three weeks, which means I have a lot of couch time ahead of me. I’m not a good patient when it comes to instructions like that. I want to get up and help clean the house, the dishes, the laundry, cook dinner.
However, my husband went to the orthopedic appointment with me since I can’t drive and he heard everything I heard which means that I definitely will be on the couch and not helping with the house work.
This current phase of life also requires that I teach from my desk at work. I teach sixth grade. I have a pretty good handle on my class and my students have been good about adjusting with me so far. Luckily, we are in the part of the year where they need to be more hands on in their learning, so I will be implementing that in all sorts of ways!!
You may be asking what does my injury have to do with self love? Well, I’ve never been good at loving myself. I may not diet, but that doesn’t mean I love my body. I’m still trying to be mindful of what foods I should and shouldn’t eat as I’m getting older. I exist in the one percent of the population that has red hair and green eyes, but I don’t necessarily see a beautiful, unique person when I look in the mirror. And personality! Let’s just say I’m a healthy mix of awkwardness, bluntness, and life is a lot more simple than we make it mindset.
But, I want to focus on self love because I was created with a purpose. I recently discovered my purpose and I want to dive in and give my all to it. In order to do that, I have to love the person this purpose was given to. How can I be an example or teach empowerment if I am wallowing in self doubt about who I am?
These next three weeks are a great opportunity to practice self love because I can’t exercise, I can’t stand up and spend a ton of minutes putting my face and hair together. And I probably shouldn’t sink into the chocolate abyss that it would be easy to fall into right now.
I can, however, take this time to build my platform and create what is needed for my purpose. I can be thankful my foot is not broken and do as the doctor has instructed for a productive healing process. I can connect with people because I won’t be busy, busy, busy all the time. I can take this time and really listen to myself and work on positive, powerful words of love for who I am and why I was created.
This painful sprained ankle has ended up being a gift because I’ve been given the opportunity to learn how to love myself. This is the next level of my own empowering journey and I’m choosing to embrace it!
