Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Self-Care

In finding inner peace through emotional acceptance, my journey begins with life's struggles and their impact on my spirit. Life, with its unexpected twists and corners, often chips away at our inner essence, depleting our spirit of peace and strength. When I find myself entangled in the clutches of life's struggles, a simple act of self-care has always been my lighthouse - my serene guide back to that peace and strength that sometimes elude me.

My action, it's not groundbreaking:

I sit with myself. I make time to huddle down in my own company and permit every hidden feeling, every suppressed emotion, to emerge from the shadows. It's an intimate dance of self-awareness where the only audience is myself. There is no judgement here, only an observant gaze. I see every ripple of my emotions, feeling the intensity, the resonance or the deal pain they bring. Yet, I simply observe, creating a safe space for them just to be.

Nevertheless, this act of self-care isn't only restricted to meditating in the confines of my solitude. Sometimes, it's engaging with the outer world as well. A solitary walk in nature, where the leaves whisper mysteries of the universe and the wind plays a forgotten lullaby, also helps replenish my inner reservoirs of peace and strength.

But why this emphasis on emotional observation, one might ask. Does it not accentuate the existing emotional turmoil? Here lies the answer in the pattern of my experiences. Observing my feelings and emotions with compassion rewards me with a profound revelation: acceptance. No emotion is trivial, none should be shunned or ignored. Each feeling, even the difficult or negative ones, deserves to be acknowledged, experienced fully to understand the spectrum of who I am. They demand my attention and fair validation, regardless of their nature.

In this act, lies the beauty of emotional acceptance. Life’s strife is inescapable, and so are the tough emotions they arouse. Yet, my approach, my formula for self-care lets me unconditionally accept these emotions and myself entirely. It's a cycle of emotional liberation where I allow every feeling, fully conscious of its transient nature, to pass through me, never obstructing its way or shutting it inside. And in this acceptance blooms the flower of inner peace, rooted deep in the soils of self-love, watered by the careful dollops of self-care. My struggle is not an end but a path towards understanding and accepting every part of what makes me, unconditionally, uniquely, 'me'.

🫶 Unity Eagle