shed those shoulds

lovey, 

your shoulders have been aching for months now. do you know that shoulders are responsible for carrying burdens, holding the weight of the world... of the world's expectations... or at least how you perceive them.

all those things that spiral in your head:

i should be better by now 

i should be better at this 

i should be better than this

i should get over myself

i should get on with it already

i should have life and self figured out by now

i should have job, work, biz, success by now

i should be busy, productive, contributing, doing

i should just be happy especially with how much privilege i have

i should stop whining and just be grateful

i should stop talking about struggles and mental health

i should shut up and be happy

i should be able to get my self unstuck 

i should try harder

i should just do it

i should be more, further, better than i am

i should i should i should

that really is a lot of weight isn't it?

your should-ers sure carry a lot of shoulds.

just as you are going to pilates and yoga to strengthen your self, to strengthen your shoulders, wouldn't it be nice to ease up on your self... to ease up on the burden those shoulders carry... to let go of those shoulds once and for all?

this time of life is about prioritizing your self and shedding what no longer serves you.... it is time to shed those shoulds.

unstead of saying "i should i should i should" try saying "i am i am i am".

i am me. i am here. where i am, who i am, is just right.

"this place where you are right now, god circled on a map for you" ~ hafiz

strength and ease baby. 

with love, 

your favourite self