Ana Marie Cox Instagram – This is what my to-do list looked like in 2018. I feel such sorrow for this version of me, constantly pushing harder and inventing new ways to judge her progress and success (because if she succeed, then the goals were too easy).
And I had been doing this to myself for decades. No wonder my gears ground to a halt completely in 2022. No wonder it has taken me two years to begin to recover.
Take it easy on yourself today. If you don’t succeed at something, make the goal easier to achieve. If you succeed, take the win. Even better: think of terms of a journey and not a contest. And always rest *before* you need to. If you wait until everything breaks down, you will have to heal longer and more painfully than if you had been gentle with yourself all along. | Posted on 20/Mar/2024 00:02:14
