The reality of travel is that it's exhausting. I love travelling and being out of my comfort zone, always have, but it does require a stamina and energy different than others. I was reminded of that by a close friend this morning at a time I needed to hear it.
I'm trying to remind myself that no one is superwoman and even "healthy" people need breaks and run out of energy. I tend to have higher expectations of myself, that's no surprise, but what I'm trying to get through to my head and heart today is what my friend's comments made me realize- that my expectations of myself may exceed what I could do even if I was perfectly healthy as I was 10 yrs ago…. Yeah mind blown. This may be why I can't seem to get past my unrealistically high expectations of what I should be doing. This seems simple but honestly is huge for me to realize. Whether that will help me in this eternal road to acceptance remains to be seen, but at least it's a new path to stop me from going in circles. I hope so and hopefully it can prevent existential breakdowns like the one I had yesterday. That was complicated and rather severe so it requires it's very own post.
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