Pollyann is recovering from being sick, and so this week's post is written by me--Kelly--on her behalf.
Listening to your body: this is a concept that many of us know we should do, but often do not do well. In a world that tells us there's always more work to do or something fun on the calendar we can't miss out on, our body and mind are often left running on fumes and our needs are pushed to the back burner. What I admire most about Pollyann is her ability to set boundaries with herself and others based on what she needs. She pushes herself out of her comfort zone often, but so too knows when a limit is reached and when her body and mind genuinely require a pause. Pollyann reached out early in the week to inform me she was feeling under the weather. She asked to schedule a time to discuss the blog later in the week. Though when later came, she expressed she still wasn't feeling well and said we could skip the blog this week. Since we do this together and made a commitment to post every week, I had the idea that this would be a perfect time for me to write a post highlighting Pollyann's important practice of knowing when to hit that pause button exemplified in this moment. I recently heard the month of May described as "just as busy as December without the presents" and thought this important lesson of pause could be a timely reminder for all of us. Sometimes we have to rest. Sometimes we have to cancel plans. Sometimes we have to go back on agreements. And when we do: everything works out. Because Pollyann doesn't do this blog alone, there is a post this week because I can help. Because Pollyann didn't stress herself to work on the blog, she has more time to rest and recover (and can hopefully feel better more quickly). We often tell ourselves we simply can't press that pause button because everything will fall apart. But I am here to say: do it. We often think the actions of others teach us lessons, but so too can we learn from inaction. I will carry this lesson forward as a reminder to listen and respond to what I need, even when that means changing a plan or agreements. Trust yourself and give yourself grace, by doing so we give others in our life permission to do the same. All things will work out as they ought to. Until Next Week...
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