re·ju·ve·na·tion
noun
– the action or process of making someone or something look or feel better, younger, or more vital.
For many, summer is a time to take a break or go on a vacation or even a staycation. This is a perfect time to rejuvenate:
- Celebrate. Give yourself a high five for all the positive progress made throughout the year. Look at anything that new that you have experienced or learned. These are moments that identify and shape your character. Even as adults we are still moving and growing into better versions of ourselves. This period of review is a good opportunity to take a look at your progress. It doesn’t have to be leaps of change in your life. It could be something as small as buying fresh flowers for your home because you set out to make your home more beautiful. Celebrate that effort because it was something you weren’t doing before.
- Be patient. It’s okay if you are not where you thought you would be now. It’s possible that you set something into motion that requires more patience and less interaction. You may have also encountered a barrier that has you stumped. Take a look at that barrier and question why it’s a barrier and what you can learn from this moment. We all have setbacks and its okay to acknowledge those. The objective is not perfection but rather to continue the practice. Be patient with yourself and remember that you are on your journey. The journey itself may be the destination.
- Review the intentions you set for yourself. Don’t forget that an intention is not a goal. It’s your purpose behind the goal. What is it that you set out to achieve and its purpose in your life? Recall why you made your vision board. One of the hardest lessons to learn is releasing the ego. Our egos may want us to hold fast to ideas that may be slowing us down. Your purpose for a goal may have also shifted as you worked through it. The intention may not have been serving you in the way you thought it would. You aren’t beholden to the original intention if it no longer serves where you are going. Permit yourself to let it go.
- Rest. You have been toiling away at making your business boom, your fitness goals or finding a new relationship. Whatever it was you set out to do, remember that you cannot enjoy what you have accomplished or will accomplish if you’re burnt out. We are living in a world that provides access to information and people non-stop. You may need to unplug by the pool and read a magazine. Take time to sit down with a coloring book. It’s okay during the hustle to stop and acknowledge your work by journaling your thoughts without nitpicking over what you haven’t accomplished yet. You will feel refreshed and get back to your journey with renewed energy.
Wherever you are, know that you have come a lot farther than you think you did. You can find ways to rejuvenate yourself as you continue the rest of the year. Before you know it, you will be setting new intentions and goals.