Write to Cut Yourself Some Slack
...because you deserve it. YES, really.
Hello Dear One,
As I walked my dog in the woods this morning I thought about how relaxed I felt, how relaxed life feels, when I cut myself some slack.
Being self-employed (with pesky perfectionist and tendencies) I’ve found myself in a dance between doing what I can and softening. Trusting. Letting things unfold.
One of the things it involves is knowing when to say: I’ve done enough now.
And I thought about the phrase cut yourself some slack and where it comes from: the literal feeling of having a rope in your hand that’s loose, not tight, that you aren’t worried is going to snap.
It made me feel so much more relaxed.
When I got home, I looked up the original meaning of slack, which is the ending of grief or pain. Pushing yourself too hard is a kind of pain; or sometimes an avoidance of it. Maybe that’s something to ponder too.
All love,
Jo
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