Slow dowwwwn …

Nearing the end of last year, my nervous system was on OVERDRIVE.  Where I was emotionally and mentally, I knew I needed to SLOW. DOWN. The universe was making that clear to me at every twist and turn …

Except I had no idea how. 

So I figured I’d start with the small things, low entry level, no equipment or money needed.  I promised myself that I would take the time to fully, slowly, and intentionally lotion my body--head to toe--everyday after every single shower.

Now before yall go judging me like “Damn you was that hard pressed, walking around ashy?!,” remember that WE LISTEN WE DON’T JUDGE! Lol.  And honestly, yes that is how ridiculously overwhelming my life had gotten, with all my responsibilities, twenty-leven jobs, etc. that I wasn’t even consistently taking the time to care for myself in this most basic of ways. I’d gotten getting ready and out of the house quickly down to a science--go go go.  But I realized that there was something about taking the time to rub on my body, covering every single inch with something nourishing for my body,  rubbing slowly until it was absorbed, that was an overwhelming display of LOVE for myself. The power of touch … this has turned into a deeply spiritual somatic experience for me.

I’m slowing down in many other ways now, and to do so I had to first remember WHO. I. AM. (more on that later) … I am a woman who has the power, right now, to change a longstanding pattern with the snap of a finger by declaring what I want that change to be.  The road to the full embracing of that by my mind and body might not be instant, but the truth is immediate.  And now I’m a girlie who takes the time to care for herself in the most simple of ways.  I love it here.