Last saturday I had planned to have a day of meditation to end my focused week of Standing with Standing Rock. I didnt, and I almost feel bad about that, except I did it at the start of the week instead.
It's interesting, when you just make up your own new holiday season, you chart this little road map, and fill in the details as you go. So far, each week has been just what I needed, perhaps that's because I left it all pretty vaugue.
Any way, this week is shameless week. And I'm really late to write my introductory blog about it. Yet another time I feel like I should probably shame myself for that. :(
But this week, named after a song by Tyler Glenn, is actually meant to be in the vein of shame resilience a la Brene Brown school of thought. For a shame resilient week, I'm sure struggling with beating myself up for dumb things that don't matter.
I was hoping to find a post that Elizabeth Gilbert shared a few years back. That post changed my life, and lead me down the road to Brene Brown. I learned from Brene we all feel shame, unless you are a sociopath, but there are some good tricks to counter it, and not get stuck in it.
I think this time of year can be heavy with shame of all sorts, for all the things we should do and feel, but dont.
At some point, we have to realize that we cannot and should not do everything, and that how you feel is valid and normal. A lot of people are struggling with everything you are too. It's ok.
The best gift you can give to the world is to be you, and sometimes to be you, you need to give yourself a break and some down time. Especially this time of the year. So please, skip a few things on your calendar and take some early nights as needed.
Remember you are loved, and love is the most important gift, and sometimes, you have to show yourself some love and kindness first, before you can dole it out to others.
Happy Holidays,
Mandi
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