Who are you "normally" without a pandemic? Who did you want to be? Try something with me: Try to picture yourself. From head to toe, your hair, eyes, neck, tummy, fingers, calves, toe nails. Really try to picture yourself. All of your pimples, moles, and scars. When you think you're done, go check yourself out in a mirror and move along to the next paragraph. So what did you find? Did something surprise you?
I learned that even though I'm the only one who has truly known myself for my entire life, I don't know as much as I thought I did. I wasn't able to picture my face, found some new moles, and was definitely wrong about some proportions. This made me wonder: If I'm getting things wrong about my physical self, are there aspects of my internal self I'm also getting wrong? After being inside for so long and only having Instagram and TikTok to interact with other people beyond my family, I've developed a serious case of the self-criticism, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. For some reason, I've decided that instead of being a smart, kind, enthusiastic, and creative person, I'm annoying, lazy, insecure, and a burden to others. How awful is that?! So how do we combat this influx of criticism without breaking the bank or leaving the house? 1) Stop scrolling and fill your feed only with people you can rely on. Instead of having the influencer on your Instagram page, have the average person there. Instead of scrolling through your TikTok feed for hours, set a timer. Don't exclude yourself from the world but don't get too caught up in it. 2) Spend time with yourself. Look in the mirror once in a while, smile at yourself, take some time to journal or meditate. 3) Focus on your truths. We spend so much time creating and believing stories we've heard and told about ourselves. Soon, we begin to trust the fiction rather than our truths. It's hard to live during a pandemic. Remember that you're not going to be perfect, but that you are so ridiculously awesome. It's important to share your awesome with the world. Cheers! Elena
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