Kindness

Kindness

Why am I talking about kindness…..well to me it about being kind to yourself and the people around you.
It also means to me that even the smallest of things you do to be kind to others can go along way but it also means being kind to yourself with your body and mind.

I had to listen to my body recently when I was helping clearing out our kitchen as we are getting a new kitchen but my back was saying it was hurting and wasn’t happy.

I had fallen down the stairs the week before (Not sure how it happened but I just slipped and went from the top to the half way using my bottom to stop me) but I also went for a 6 mile walk/hike with friends 3 days later as I hadn’t seen them in such a long time and it had been booked for months and I didn’t want to miss out. I always need my fix from these lovely ladies from university.

I should have listened to my body and said I would meet them before and after but not to do the walk as then I helped with the clearance of the kitchen the following day and kept having to sit down as it was wanting to go into a spasm. After years of problems I know when my back says it will go at any moment so be careful.

But my head wants to keep going but I don’t often put time aside for my long term back problems as hate missing out on seeing friends and hate not wanting to help. But when it comes to helping myself with my back I don’t often listen as I have spent so long in pain then I have got used to it. However by me sitting down regularly and putting those heat pads on as well as doing some stretches, I made sure those spasms didn’t happen.

But actually what I should have done is put those stretches in after the fall and the few days before the walk and also after the walk too.

How will I make sure I do that next time?

How will I make sure I am kind to myself by putting in that small bit of time to do those stretches?

What tips can I give myself to remember to do those stretches which help ease my back and in turn eases the long term pain?

You might be wondering what has this got to do with coaching and what has this got to do with what I do with my clients. Well I need coach to make this work for me.

Well I meet many people who need support in working through many different aspects as you can’t be expected to do all of this on your own and that is where I am. I work with a number of coaches on different aspects of my career and life as well as being part of a mastermind group. They support me in making changes however big or small and finding out great ideas and tips for all sorts of things.

So I will be taking this to my next mastermind group session as I need some tips and ideas to make sure I get those stretches in before and after events so I don’t get those scary moments of thinking it will go into spasms. And for anyone who has had them they are not the nicest thing and can be so painful.

So please be kind to yourself and your body as it can be so stressful and exhausting and you are worth it.

Sarah

 

Added: 18th October 2021

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