Self Grace
The recent holidays have led to three compressed working weeks here in Australia. Coinciding with school holidays, covid-related disruptions, and another month coming to an end, it seems every person I speak with is feeling the effects.
It’s a united cry of “stop the train, I want to get off!”
In the avalanche of advice we receive on how to navigate through such times, grace is one thing often overlooked.
Whilst we may not always have grace front of mind, chances are we know when it is absent. The weight being carried from the stress and burden of a never-ending to-do list, time racing away, our own and other’s expectations of success and failure, can be heavy.
The occasional upheaval in life triggers our inner resilience into action. We reflect, reset and recover. When it all compounds, it may not be so easy to bounce back. We get stuck in self-judgement, criticism and overwhelm.
It’s time to look for grace.
More often than not, grace comes from another person’s acceptance, reassurance, compassion and care. When a team member offers to help you out on a task, a colleague understands when something is running behind schedule, or your child gives you a hug, it helps us to move forward.
Remembering that we also have the power of self-grace, understanding and compassion to draw on and silence our inner critic, lift the weight off our shoulders and feel ready and able to tackle what work and life have in store.
We’re sliding into another weekend. Where might we practice some self-grace this weekend