Miriam Briskin’s Post

🏖 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥… 🏊♂️   I've always felt nostalgic about summer and find it so comforting. As I'm getting older and more wiser with age I'm learning it's simply because of the ability to take a break. The beginning of the year I kicked off with my intention word as "Inner Peace" and it has sent me off on a self-healing journey. As I took a week last week to enjoy time with family and stopped to reflect about what I've learned so far this year... There are three overarching themes that have been life changing!   1️⃣ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 - Self-compassion is the root of healing and growth. We are our own worst critics and often don't give ourselves the same amount of love and attention that we give to our loved ones. Your relationship with yourself is one of the most important relationships and you have to treat yourself with love and kindness. Allow yourself to make mistakes. Pick yourself back up and always know your best is enough. Take care of your "inner child" and help them heal wounds that was never supposed to be theirs to carry to help future generations.   2️⃣ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 - You hold and decide your own power - this could also be similar to your light. Think of a candle. 🕯 People will come along and blow your light out. You may lose your spark from time to time. Lean on people who spark joy and re-ignite your flame. Stay surrounded by people who make you continue to shine and create boundaries for those that diminish you or make you feel small or lesser than who you are. Align with people who align with you. Don't ever enable or allow anyone to take YOUR glow. ✨   3️⃣ 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 - Don't waste your time thinking too much about the past or the future - or try to search for meaning about anything and everything. There won't always be answers to everything and sometimes moving forward is just understanding that things don't always make sense. The real truth is that the purpose most of the time is just "being" and real success is being able to sit quiet with yourself with a centered nervous system. 🧘♀️ As someone who's extremely driven and always wants challenges - I've learned that me now, just as I am, is "enough". You are enough. I hope my realizations can help make a difference in your day or just be a reminder that you are amazing. 💪 Hope you are having a wonderful summer and don't forget to stop and take a break! 💕 #summer #vacation #innerpeace