Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Feb/Mar 2020 Aspire Magazine FULL Issue | Page 35

By not honoring our body’s needs for
nourishment and healthy body functions,
we are essentially telling ourselves that we
are not worthy of life itself. Every living thing
must have nourishment to survive. Denying
our bodies the right to function in a normal
capacity has significant health ramifications
that develop over time. If you are seeing
signs of health issues either oncoming or
ongoing, listen to your body and give it the
love and care that only you can. Your body is
your temple and is worth your time and effort
to lovingly care for it. An easy place to start
is to schedule time during your day to eat
healthy meals and take care of your body’s
need for release and detoxification.
2.
If you don’t do it, no
one else will.
Are you taking on other people’s
responsibilities? Being overwhelmed with a
long to-do list is a commonality among women
in general however, in the woman who does
too much, it represents being responsible
FOR another rather than being responsible
TO another. The difference is that when you
are responsible for others, you are taking
on their responsibility for things that they
can do for themselves. You do the work for
them because you can’t make them do it for
themselves and you want them to succeed.
As women, we naturally nurture others and it
can be difficult to step back and allow others
to be responsible for themselves. Being
responsible to others means that you are
accountable to delivering what you promise
and supporting and encouraging another on
the journey that is theirs to complete. Make
this healthy switch and reclaim several hours
of your time and energy each week. How will
you choose to spend your regained time?
your mind at
3. Quieting
night is a struggle.
Having trouble falling asleep or staying
asleep because of racing thoughts in your
mind is yet another sign of a woman who does
too much. All the plates you are holding up
and spinning in the air above your head are
causing you sleepless nights. It may seem
impossible to let go of the thoughts for fear
that one of the plates will shatter into pieces
and you will be responsible for the fallout.
This is a precarious condition of the mind
and an indication of mental and emotional
overload. Getting all of the thoughts down
on paper, a brain dump if you will, can allow
you to clear your mind of all the clutter and
reassess what is yours to do and what you
can either delegate or let go of altogether.
Restful sleep is crucial to your wellbeing.
Once your thoughts are organized and the
weight of them decreased, meditation, a
cup of chamomile tea or a warm bath with
lavender essential oil can promote a good
night’s sleep. Wishing you sweet dreams!
4.
Saying ‘no’ feels wrong
or foreign to you.
This is a tough one! Most women were
taught as young girls to do as they are told
and to make sure other’s needs are met
before their own. Thus, the ‘yes’ monster
was born. We were praised for saying yes
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You are so busy you
don’t have time to eat
or pee.