Sometimes you need something to spark change. I often speak about self care and life balance, but have been slipping into a pattern of "Superwoman Dana saves the world" of late. Have not been being good to myself at all. Ignoring my body. Not eating right. Not drinking enough water. Not sleeping well. Running myself ragged behind the family. Stressing heavily at work. Driving all over the city all of the time and just plain worrying myself sick. It's the beginning of the school year and as a teacher/counselor I know how hard this time if year can be. Especially with balancing my own kids schedules with my new set of students. I have to take care of me or there will be no me to take care of them. Some people may be thinking that I've said this before and they'd be right. This is a forever battle. I'm a caretaker at heart and those who identify as such will always have problems putting themselves first. I am evolving though. I know I have to do better, so I'm starting again right now.
People put so much emphasis on perfection when thinking about Jada Pinkett-Smith and celebrities/politicians in general. I think about all of the naysayers saying that she can't be an expert on interpersonal relationships or give advice through channels like the Red Table Talk series because of her recent admission of supposed infidelity in her marriage. But she is a human being. That is one thing that has frightened me in all of my professional journeys. People believe that if you fail in one aspect of your life then you don't have the right to give advice to anyone in another area or even in that area of life. It is a perceived notion that you must be perfect all around, have a perfect image everywhere so that you can advise. People are trying to cancel her saying that she can't give anyone advice on anything anymore because of this new revelation. This revelation that is new to us. But who are we really? My question comes in how can people grow if the mistakes they make ...
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