Baby Steps

We are always learning and that process is never complete. We can learn about so many things – ourselves, others, the world around us, and so on. Those of us with chronic health issues are continuously learning and applying what we learned to our health journey.

Today I was reminded to take baby steps.

I saw something on social media but I also was talking care of littles in the nursery at church today while their moms enjoyed Bible study. One of the babies could walk but needed to hold onto someone’s hand or use a walker or hold on to the objects around him. Sometimes he walked sideways, which made me smile, but mostly he took small steps forward. He kept moving and moving, not wanting to stop. His little feet carrying him where he wanted to go, even if it took a while for him to get there.

Baby steps

Healing is a journey. It requires baby steps and not leaps. Today I am reminding myself that I can’t take giant steps but small steps forward. Always moving and learning.

If I’m being honest, (which by now you know most of this blog is my honest, real thoughts) yesterday and today have not gone how I hoped they would. I was hoping that once my period had stopped I would have less fatigue and more energy like when I first started my new supplants/medication. Sadly, this has not been the case. The fatigue yesterday and today has hit me like a truck… I feel like I’m being thrown back into this past fall when symptoms were hard.

Take a breath and take a small step.

Feeling not great Monday probably had to do with the gluten I ate Sunday night at a Super Bowl party. I haven’t had much gluten lately but was thinking the effect wouldn’t be that bad. Boy was I wrong! The fatigue was extreme and I finally realized it was probably the gluten later that afternoon. So no more gluten this week, if I can help it. One step backward but a small step forward.

As I finish writing this post, hours after I started it, I might have figured out why I’ve felt so off today. I think I’m coming down with a cold or something.. Yuck. Everything is going around and my immune system is not the strongest, thanks to PCOS.

So reminding myself to take baby steps.

It’s okay to miss the event I was looking forward to tonight and take the time to rest. It’s better to listen to my body now instead of pushing too hard and then having problems later on when I didn’t take the time to slow down. Reminding myself to pause…. Consider what’s going on and what would be best for me today and in four days from now.

How can you be kind to yourself today?

Grace. Growth. And Healing…