recoveringperfectionist

I love lists, but they've become kind of a crutch for me when I'm anxious and don't know how to fill a day ahead of me. Instead of waking up on a Saturday and wondering what I'm in the mood to do, I'll typical make a list of things I feel like I have to do. I'll even add "self-care" items to the list, making it feel like a task, not something I'm doing just to do.

With the holiday coming up, I'm going to try to have a list-free long weekend. I'm going to try to just stay mindful and think about what I want to do, rather than stick to some rigid idea of what I should do.

Do you have a hard time with free time? What helps you?

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We're so much kinder to ourselves in retrospect, sometimes kinder than we are to ourselves right now. When I look back at my younger self, I want to tell her to go easy on herself, to not punish herself for feeling so much and to not be so afraid of being imperfect.

Ironically, this is also what I need to hear now. ❤️

What would you tell your younger self?

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Balance the homemade double chocolate muffin with a glass of milk. Balance the non-fiction reading with the stories of romance, mystery and intrigue. Balance the good with the bad, the movement with rest and prayer with praise . I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to turn back the clock to return to the past. I’ve acted like a child and allowed anxiety and depression to control my mind. I didn’t trust myself and I didn’t believe that my creator could love me after all the mistakes I had made. I’m restoring my relationship with myself. I’m returning to my faith and eating regularly. I’m returning to living. And striving to seek balance and embrace grace throughout each day. #Depression #recoveringperfectionist #ForeverLearning #SaturdaySipsAndSighs