I Broke My Baby Toe. With My Own Hands.
We talk a lot about self-care. āAre you taking care of yourself?ā āWhat are you doing to feel better?ā Well⦠thatās exactly what I was doing. I live with chronic paināespecially in my feetāso self-care isnāt optional. Itās survival.Yesterday, I sat down to massage my feet, gently wiggling my baby toe, just trying to offer myself some relief.And then: CRACK. It didnāt hurt at first. I thought Iād just popped a joint. Thatās happened beforeāand it usually brings relief. But not this time. Turns out I broke my own toe.With my own hands. So now Iām sitting here with my foot taped and elevated⦠wondering what the real lesson is.Because āslow downā feels a little too easy. Maybe itās⦠⨠Self-care isnāt always gentle. Sometimes it brings pain before healing. Growth before grace. ⨠Even good intentions can go awry. What matters is how we meet ourselves afterward. ⨠Our bodies are always speaking. Sometimes in whispers. Sometimes in cracks. Are we truly listening? ⨠We can't always fix ourselves alone. And maybe weāre not meant to. Supportāprofessional, spiritual, communalāis part of the path. ⨠Thereās a fine line between helping and pushing. And maybe⦠my hands crossed that line. So today, self-care looks like not doing.Not fixing.Not improving. Just being with what is.Breathing.Resting.Letting the broken be heldānot rushed. Because sometimes, the most sacred form of self-care⦠is surrender. Have you ever had a moment like thisāwhere your care turned into something else entirely? Iād love to hear your reflections below. š£š¬