Hi ,
It was “one of those days.” Y’know. Nothing was going right… I didn’t sleep well the night before, was exhausted and on the edge… and to top it off I got my period and had major cramps. One of THOSE days.
I knew I should have stayed home instead of agreeing to go to a social event. I don’t even remember how it started but it ended in a major escalation where I said “Let me out of the car, I need to go home. I shouldn’t have come out!!”
It’s funny now, but it wasn’t funny at the time.
My frustration at the whole situation was taken out on the other person, but the reality is, I was actually frustrated with myself - for once again, not speaking up sooner, not communicating what I needed and not listening to the signals my body and emotions were telling me.
But hey, we’re all human.
Here’s what I learned:
- It takes courage to speak up and say what you want/ need. Be brave.
- Speak up sooner (don’t wait to explode like I did in the car).
- Your hormones don't cause drama, they magnify what's already there. So next time you’re PMS-ing, pay attention to what emotions or thoughts are surfacing that you might have been suppressing.
Ultimately, any yoga and meditation practice should be helping you tune in to your inner world… now I just need to acknowledge what’s up, find the courage to react a little faster to what’s going on internally so that I become less of an a-hole and meltdown in cars again. 😅
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