You are Doing Enough
I wanted to write this post as a reminder to you guys and myself. Life is crazy and days are busy so we need to make time to appreciate ourselves and all that we do.
Even on the days when we don’t do a lot or when we feel like we haven’t completed what we needed to, we are enough and we have done enough. My yoga teacher always says, “everything you did was exactly enough, and everything you didn’t do wasn’t needed.”
Embrace the flexibility of life and of each moment. You don’t need to be searching for things to add to your to-do list. You will get done whatever needs to be done. If we plan so many things into our schedule and life, we will never get to experience the random joys life has to offer. Spending all our time worrying about what we have to do later or what we should be doing prevents us from being in this life. You can go through life and never truly live if you are focused on the need for more or different. I encourage you to use the word “contentment” to guide your life. Be happy with what you have right now.
You don’t need to do things just to say that you did them. If you are going to do something or add something to your list, let it have value, let it add something positive. When you are in something, be fully committed and pour your effort into it. When you are not in something, be fully out of it. If you are going to do your homework do your homework with no distractions and bang it out. If you are going to nap, nap. Don’t think about homework while napping or napping while doing homework. Give in to whatever you may be doing. Give your full and undivided attention.
If something isn’t working, it isn’t always useful to push against it. Back up, reflect, and think about what would actually be helpful in that moment in time.
When we start the cycle of comparison it is easy to think that we aren’t doing enough. You are. You are doing enough and you are enough regardless of what anyone else is doing. We are all different people with different needs. We are at different chapters in our lives working on different goals.
I want you to get vulnerable with yourself. Ask yourself why you feel you aren’t doing enough or you aren’t enough? Then, I want you to think about all the things that make you proud. It could be helping a friend or focusing on your mental health. I want you to remember the effort you are putting in and the resilience you have created for yourself. Life is tough, but you are tougher.
Whatever you think defines you doesn’t. I have found solace in the fact that we are multifaceted humans. We have much to offer, not just one thing. Think and reflect on what defines you? Write down as much as you can think of and know that the list could go on forever. For me, what first comes to mind is that I am a daughter, sister, friend, instructor, yogi, sport fanatic, life enthusiast, hard worker. I am positive, loving, dedicated. Think about how many things you could say about yourself. Whatever you are getting hung up on does not define you. You are more than your slip ups. Failures are a large part of life. It is how you react to failure, not about failure itself.
Take each day, hour, minute one step at a time. I constantly have to remind myself to focus on what is in front of me. I go back and forth between feeling like I am doing too much and not enough. We don’t want to live in constant state of uneasiness. One task at a time. Just breathe.
What makes you remember your worth? For me it is situational. Sometimes I need to workout, meditate, sleep, shower, spend time with friends/family, watch TV, eat. I recommend working out if you need to feel your power and strength, meditate if you need to calm down, sleep if you need to be rejuvenated. Spend time with friends/family if you need love, watch TV for relaxation and escape, and eat to fuel the soul. Find your solution.