Loving acceptance · ADHD Focus Founders

Loving acceptance

Last night, I intentionally gave myself real permission to fail. As I stated in my post, things kinda flew off the rails, and the cool thing was.. I was aware of it.

What at first was judgement and self criticism, turned into acceptance and surrender. I noticed these judgmental parts in me and I acknowledged them. I didn’t tell them to go away, I didn’t shun them. I gave them space. I gave them love. I gave them peace.

That shift from pushing away to letting in made all the difference.

I went to sleep in this aura of loving acceptance towards and around these parts and I woke up today feeling incredibly motivated.

I planned my day early, executed what I set out to do, and still had enough energy to absolutely torch my legs at the gym.

None of that came from pushing harder.

It came from taking the pressure off.

What in taking away from this experience is this. When I stop demanding performance from myself, my system actually wants to move. Motivation shows up when there’s space for it and those parts of me that get all judgy and blamey are there to serve me too.

Self-acceptance isn’t the opposite of momentum.

It’s often the doorway to it. ✨

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