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My inner dialogue is harsh and cruel.
My inner dialogue is quick to point out where I am missing the mark in my everyday life.
As I sat with tears streaming down my face yesterday afternoon I quickly realized I am a very critical person and I just do not seem to have grace for myself.
In this season of life with the chaos of our house flooding, baseball, family and work I have been feeling overwhelmed to the point of letting all my structure go out the window.
My quiet time had ceased.
My workouts got lost in the shuffle.
My food has been out of control.
I NEED grace more than I need anything else right now in my life!
Grace is unearned.
Grace is free.
Grace is not easy.
Grace gives way to freedom.
Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself. –Brennan Manning
In order to live in grace in this season of my life I have to be willing to let myself off the hook for a little bit. I have to stop going from one extreme to the next and instead step through my day trying my best and giving myself freedom to relax and just be in the moment… even if that means letting things go and binge watch Grey’s Anatomy for a few episodes.
I have to learn to be kinder to myself.
I have to learn to STOP having such high expectations in the midst of this chaotic season.
I have to know even after our house is back together I will need to detox for a couple of weeks before regrouping and starting again.
Pushing myself to maintain all my normal activities has led to so much anxiety, depression and anger.
I am rewriting my internal dialogue to learn to give myself grace for this season of life. I know in my heart I will come back stronger and better than ever if I honor myself enough to give myself time to pause and rest in Father’s love.
Do you struggle to give yourself grace?
How can you rewrite your internal dialogue to allow grace to win out over those mean thoughts that are haunting you right now?
Hang in there girl and know you are NEVER alone in this journey.
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