Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Feb/March 2018 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Inner Prospe | Page 51

Symptom #5
FEELING STUCK
Do you just wish things were different in
your life but don’t know how to change
them? Often when we spend our time caring
for everyone in our lives except ourselves,
we end up stuck in a habit of self-neglect
that leads to feeling stuck in an overall
way. When we feel stuck, we feel hopeless,
which reinforces all the other symptoms of
self-neglect.
The most effective way to get unstuck is
to move.
SELF-NURTURING CURE:
Connect with Nature
Being in nature, walking on the beach or
taking a stroll outside your office or home
can transform your perspective instantly.
Connecting with nature rejuvenates like
nothing else and gets you in touch with
the profound beauty all around you.
Nature is an excellent teacher about
process, patience, and transformation
and can inspire us into action.
compassionate to yourself and treating
yourself like a dear friend. Choose to
use kind and loving words when you
talk to yourself and create a positive
affirmation or mantra to use whenever
you find yourself being critical or
judgmental. Being kind to ourselves
is essential to listening to the small
voice within telling us what is important
and what is not, so cultivate self-
compassion every day.
Learning to identify your “red flags” or
symptoms of self-neglect helps you address
your self-nurturing needs more quickly and
prevents more overwhelm, stress, and
exhaustion. You have the power to transform
your symptoms of self-neglect with self-
nurturing cures to feel more empowered
and confident in your life. The beauty of
self-nurturing is the ripple effects created in
your life improving your health, wealth and
all your relationships. The more filled up
you are the more you will be able to give
authentically of your heart and the better
you will feel in the process.
May you embrace these self-nurturing
cures as you transform your habit of self-
neglect, nurturing peace in the world from
the inside out!
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Kelley Grimes, MSW - Kelley Grimes, MSW, is a counselor,
speaker,international bestselling author and self-nurturing expert.
She is passionate about empowering overwhelmed and exhausted
individuals to live with more peace, joy, and meaning through the
practice of self-nurturing. Kelley also provides professional and
leadership development to organizations dedicated to making the
world a better place. She is married to an artist, has two empowered
daughters, and loves singing with a small women’s group. Learn
more at www.CultivatingPeaceandJoy.com and download your free
Self-Nurturing Mobile App.
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