How often do you celebrate yourself?

.. I hope this Blog triggers reflection within you whereby you realise how truly amazing you are ..

Perfectionism and high expectations of myself is something which I have recognised within me for many years. In lots of ways this has served me in pushing myself to achieve things such as a mortgage by the age of 21 and landing a job as an apprentice trainee solicitor. But in other ways, it cost me a lot of happiness and peace.

When I quit my job as a trainee solicitor after 5 years, one of the promises I made to myself was to not do what others and society perceived to be “successful” or “high-flying”, but to tune into my heart and follow what felt right for me.

In recent times, I have experienced moments where I have felt a little lost, ungrounded and asking myself “what am I doing with my life right now?”, “what is my goal?”, “what life do I want to create?”

These questions accompanied by a feeling of pressure, perfectionism and some ego.

I have noticed in these moments, my perfectionism and high expectations creep back in.. my ego causing me to worry about not having everything figured out right now, and not really knowing exactly where I am going or what I am trying to create.

Tuning into myself during a morning practice, with a beautoful cup of Cacao, my highest self spoke to me, reminding me of all my growth and experiences. Although some of my recent“successes” are not ones that my past self would have deemed to be good enough in the 'material' world, there are so many wins in life which I realised I hadn’t fully celebrated myself for.

And when this realisation hit, I cried with so much gratitude and love for myself and for my life.

The truth is.. right now, I don’t really know where I am heading or exactly what I want. I don’t have all the clarity I need. But I remind myself that is ok.

In the meantime, I celebrate myself and remind myself of my original promise and intention.. to follow my heart and what feels right for me. I feel this photo represents me fully in love with all that is 💗💗💗