I’m currently learning “the art of doing less”. I know, a very unpopular pair of words in our society that rewards busyness. I hate to admit that I’m a highly motivated person who sometimes loses her breaks. And I’ve been trying to understand myself better - how come I always manage to burnout? 
Sure, one thing is that I genuinely love what I do and I’m very passionate about it. It’s hard for me to separate myself from my art, which has turned into my business. But it couldn’t be just that. I intuitively felt that I needed to get out of my head and back into my body. I started working out, taking regular 1-3 hours walks a day and practising staying still. Listening to what my body needed instead of ignoring it. Journaling and reading books about self-development. In the midst of it all, I found out that my cycle of the constant need to run is related to a much deeper wound from the past - it was my inner child’s attempt to be heard and be validated. She believed that if she jumped over her own shadow, she’ll be finally heard. 
Recognising that my work obsessiveness is a trauma response, I’m telling my inner child that she doesn’t need anymore to please anyone, she is safe now. No one will beat her up or be mad at her if she allows herself to take things slower. And she has it all already within her, there’s no need to prove it. I’d like to finish off this talk with a piece of writing by @megganwatterson 👇🏼. May it inspire you to see yourself apart from what has happened to you. You’re so much more than that. 🤍 “We acknowledge our inherent worth and the voice of Divine Love inside us. It starts with a look of unfaltering love. It starts by allowing our love to reach where it never has before - to our humanity, to the broken places within. We stand up for who we are. And we give up trying to prove our worth. That’s a burden we were never meant to carry. We don’t become worthy of love at some point; love is a gift that comes with being. We recognise it was always ours to claim.” • • /self-portraits, January 2022/ • • • • • #healingwork #innerchildwork #hustleculture #abouthustling #selfportraits