It’s a bird! It’s a plane!

If there’s anything I’ve learned in the past few weeks, it’s this:

You have to be good to yourself.

I realize I haven’t exactly discovered a cure for cancer or anything of epic proportions, but for a lot of girls I know (and maybe some guys too) this is a lesson we’re all starting to learn. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately since I’ve gotten back from the Philippines, where the pace of life is slower and people seem so much more content with so much less. For a traveler, every trip moves you in one way or another and my whirlwind trip to the motherland was no exception.

I was so caught up in my daily grind that I never stopped to check myself. If I did, I would have realized that I had lost my balance a long time ago. I try so hard sometimes to be super woman, and the worst part is that sometimes I wholeheartedly believe that I am capable of it.

I believe that a 12 hour work day is perfectly feasible. And why not add a double scoop of projects on top of that? Throw in some family time, romance, and the never ending quest to find out WTF i’m doing with my life, etc. etc.

And on Sunday I rest. In fact, I KTFO. Until Monday, when I get up and do it all over again.

And you know what? I’m not even complaining because I genuinely enjoy the work. And it sure as HELL beats being unemployed. And I’m in no way working harder than some people I know. We’re all busting our asses at this point, with very little in return. What I am starting to realize though for me is that I shortchange myself on the things I need just to maintain. It’s like running with my emotional gas-light on all the damn time. I need to give myself time to breathe and indulge in something that is 100% for me. I need to give myself credit for all the work I do and stop waiting for someone else to recognize it. I need to admit that sometimes I’m burnt out, overwhelmed, and off balance. And most of all, I need to remember that super woman can’t fly with all this weight.

Notes

  1. aizabebe reblogged this from mariaalmonds and added:
    oh maia..i miss you! thanks
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