I didn't want to get up this morning. I wasn't tired, I just didn't feel like myself. My inner grown up said "You have to go to work, so get up." I went to work and felt slightly grumpy but I made myself stay all day and even late. I pushed through laundry and trudged off to the grocery store to shop. I was fighting really hard to be an adult when I suddenly felt like sitting down in one of the aisles and crying. So I took a deep breath and finally listened to my inner 5 yr old. When I really listened, I realized that my ears hurt and I didn't feel well. A trip to urgent care revealed a raging ear infection.
Isn't this what most of us do all the time? We push past being tired & are quick to deny our needs. Whether you call it being "noble" or "strong" or just chalk it up to "doing what needs to be done" it really isn't beneficial. What is your inner 5 yr old trying to tell you?
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