September SOUL Care

So here’s the Sunday tea ☕ for today…

It’s the first Sunday of the month and also the first of the month! My birthday month at that. Exactly eight days from today (9/9) I celebrate my 36th birthday. Wowzers!

I’m really excited about this month and my big day in particular…and also a little nervous. Time feels like it’s moving more rapidly every day/week/month/year. And I have so much that I wish to accomplish. It can be quite overwhelming sometimes attempting to balance it all while also not giving into the very deep sense of urgency that tells me I have to do…well, everything!

That’s why I really love my SOUL Care Sundays because I’m reminded on a weekly basis to remember to just be. Just being, existing here is enough. Whatever I accomplish on top of that equals extra icing on the cake.

Pero, cake is wonderfully scrumptious as it is without any added icing. It’s easier said than done remembering that, but it’s a lesson I enjoy reflecting on frequently.

One way I’m nourishing my SOUL today is by writing this newsletter.

I have been wanting to put more of my expressions out into the world and this platform allows me to do that in a way that doesn’t feel overwhelming.

I want to share more. More of my thoughts, my love, my art, my humor and so on and so on.

And also I’m hella introverted and moody and an obsessive overthinker, so often taking the time out to blog in the past has been fraught with so much unnecessary tension that I would just opt out of the entire process.

But I’ve been re-framing my mindset and process around performing the tasks that make me more open to the public so that the things that I want to do don’t transform into things that I resent doing because I feel like I have to do it, rather than for the sake of enjoyment and pleasure I derive from just being in practice.

Forget about the whole “practice makes perfect” adage. I’m not striving to be perfect (my inner Virgo is cringing hard af as I’m writing this lol), I simply strive to be more present and appreciative of the privileges I have in working on whatever it is I decide to work on.

And it’s quite rewarding to feel/witness yourself progress. I’m proud of myself for having the capacity and willingness to write today. Yay me! 💪🏾😊

Also, I’m listening and watching this meditation right now in the background as I write and work (I usually spend a few hours on Sundays engaged in ESL tutoring) and it’s bringing me a lot of peace. 😌

There’s probably more I could share but I’m starting to feel more internal. I have a little over an hour left to work and then I’m turning my laptop off and truly leaning into my Sunday solitude.

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Until the next time we chat, take care of yourself as best you can.

Sending you serenity, sweetness and sumptuous SOUL Care Sunday vibes. 😌😘

Peace.

Jasmin 💜