{"id":360,"date":"2020-01-17T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lucilleyateswrites.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2020-01-17T22:44:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T22:44:09","slug":"self-care-and-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lucilleyateswrites.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/17\/self-care-and-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Care and Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week was terrible. I say this on a Friday. It is days before my next planned post. You deserve an update. I haven\u2019t met my 2020 goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There I said it. I haven\u2019t written 500 words a day. I\nhaven\u2019t even written each day. I think we have a tendency to expect ourselves\nto do it all or do nothing. I know that has been something I\u2019ve struggled with\nfor years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo by John-Mark Smith – Look at the left-hander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So no, I have not written every day. Over the last nine\ndays, I have missed five days of writing. Part of me tried to write. I would\nsit at my computer or pull out my notebook, but nothing came. Nothing was there\nbecause I was tired. I think my body was fighting something. I was exhausted. I\nmade the decision to rest. I wrote when I could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to tell you the truth, I feel guilty, but I had to be honest with myself. My body and my mind needed that rest. I wasn\u2019t sick in a traditional sense. I did not have a fever or chills or congestion. I was beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I didn’t want to do anything. I did what I had to do which included minimal cooking, laundry, and taking care of the 5-year-old. I didn\u2019t read. Or write or listen to music. I did not have the energy to listen to a podcast. I tried, but I couldn\u2019t pay attention. I watched shows I\u2019d already seen several times because I didn\u2019t have to pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, I woke up and felt better. I had energy. I could\nfocus. My exhaustion gave way to a normal level of fatigue, the kind born from\nnot sleeping enough. It was a normal Thursday. And today was amazing. I\u2019ve\nwritten over 1,000 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes we need a level of self-care that takes us away from our plans, but that doesn\u2019t mean it has to derail us for the long term. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What this all boils down to is that we may not always meet\nour daily goals, but that doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t meet our larger ones. When you\nfall behind, just pick up where you dropped off. Don\u2019t kick yourself. Sometimes\nwe need a level of self-care that takes us away from our plans, but that\ndoesn\u2019t mean it has to derail us for the long term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are feeling down about tripping up so soon into the new year or just whenever, go look at yourself in the mirror and forgive that person. Write down those goals again, adjust them if need be, and get back to work. I believe in you. Go ahead and believe in yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you for reading. If you have any questions or comments, please enter them below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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