How To Give Yourself To Pause For Self-Care | Environmental Art

‘Self-Care Means Giving Yourself Permission To Pause.’

Hello everyone, I'm Jelly. Today, I’d like to share my thoughts with the Donut Moon painting video with the topic of ‘Self-care’. The quote I’m writing today is ‘Self-Care means giving yourself permission to pause.’ 

I recently had to move out and there were a lot of trouble which I haven’t expected, and it's not a big problem that it happened or to solve, but the important thing is that it's hard to bear that I can’t make a schedule that it was already planned.

What kind of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) do you have?

Everyone has one or two compulsions, and as I mentioned it in another video, it really bothers me when I can’t follow the plan and I feel very uncomfortable. Even if I get sick or exhausted, I tend to finish up today's to-do list no matter what.

Spring has come, the weather makes me lazy and sleepy, even I moved out, had to deal with the problems so it was enough to get tired and ended up I got sick. But you know what, I was more worried about being lazy and couldn’t make a schedule instead of caring my health first. (I know I was crazy. 😭)

At that time, I really needed a ‘REST’. Honestly, I don’t really take a rest. On the other hand, I force myself to work harder. So, I had to allow to take a break without worry. I didn’t work for two and a half days and thought myself ‘If I don’t get enough rest and recover now, it’ll be more difficult and tough.’ Well, I didn’t feel ok for 3days though ha-ha.

Fortunately, I’m back to work and being passionate for doing my work. I am grateful for the time I took a full rest, and now I am slowly recovering my health. It seems that modern people like me have become a hard worker without weekends or overworked. I hope that all of us are passionate about ‘REST’.

Just like the quote I'm reminding you today, if I’m not allowed to pause in my life, it’s going to be difficult to play again. I am also one of those people who always think that if I don't walk today, I must run tomorrow. I should remember that if I can take a break, I can run tomorrow which isn’t bad at all.

Are you ready to give yourself permission to pause? Hope you guys take a rest well and see you next week!