Deeper – A self-care poem
Sometimes I catch myself trying to accomplish something when I’m feeling
lost
sad
confused or
overwhelmed.
Most of the time, the temporary high I get from accomplishing something is very fleeting and
leads me to want to accomplish something else.
I honestly had no idea that I was running away from myself when I was doing this
but now it seems very clear.
Sometimes accomplishing something gives me a fresh perspective and a chance to feel
empowered so I can better nurture and honour myself.
But other times, I’ve been leaving myself behind.
As I’m writing this, I’m practicing not judging myself, and even loving the one within me who is judging
and the one who feels judged. I am growing and evolving and I really can’t know everything all at once.
And so, here’s to me. The one who has tried so hard to “manage” these difficult feelings and the one who has been feeling lost, sad, confused or overwhelmed and has had to accompany me
in pursuit of accomplishment over self-nurturing behaviors.
No matter where you are in your self-love and self-care experience of life,
may you be inspired for how best to love and care for your sweetie self and to be kind to yourself when you realize how you can be doing better going forward.
© Bradlee Zrudlo 2024. All Rights Reserved
PhD in Being Me 
Awww Thank you Bradlee for sharing your beautiful poem of self acceptance and care for our hearts. Continuous pull of reaching and soaring for higher towards accomplishing a goal and feeling that high of successful completion. Then feeling opposite hardship and guilt internally of not succeeding. Constant push and pull effect having acceptance and love within to emerge through with light and love in my heart. Love you Carla xo
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Thank you my beautiful friend! It really can be a push and pull, eh? It really opened my eyes that I was focused on accomplishing instead of being with myself sometimes. Living a life can be amazing but also tricky in my experience. I am always grateful for the days when things work out easily, and for the learning I do on days when things are hard. I love you lots Carla! Xoxoxo
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