The Paw Mom Diaries

For the last few months, I have found myself on a strange kind of autopilot, sadly moving in the wrong direction, at an alarming rate. I recently entered my 30s and I thought life would be no different than it has always been. The 20s, were as most of you would have experienced, one of the most defining periods of my life. I got my first job, earned my professional degree, bought a house, got married and also became a paw mom. When I look back at the decade that has passed by, it seems exciting, thrilling, and absolutely enthralling.

Before I knew it, I turned 30 and suddenly, I found myself standing at the precipice of a very different arena, that was totally new to me. Increased responsibilities, the battle to start a family amidst various health challenges and the ever-increasing demands of work and health seemed like a Tsunami that hit me out of nowhere. I found myself feeling more and more listless and lethargic, discouraged easily and somehow dependent on my partner a lot, who was already neck-deep with his own challenges with work and health. This period of time which should be full of life and excitement, was suddenly turning into something like a prison cell. What changed? My perspective of life maybe or the fact that I didn’t feel like myself anymore.

Thats when I realised that I needed to rediscover myself. I had lost myself in juggling all my various roles and responsibilities, that I have forgotten what it is to really live life.

A few take-a-ways from this self realisation, which I hope to implement:
1. Time is a gift, use it wisely.
2. Family is a blessing, don’t take it for granted.
3. You are unique, don’t lose yourself trying to imitate others.

The next time you feel like spending some time for yourself, take it, your mind needs to recharge and sometimes reboot. The next time you want to go for a movie, or go to a fancy restaurant or just go for a leisure walk, but there’s no company, go anyway, you are your best company. The next time you make a mistake and feel like digging a hole in the ground and disappearing, forgive yourself and move on to finding solutions, people are waiting to extract a pound of flesh, but you be kind to yourself. Be patient and really take the time to understand your areas of strength and also your weaknesses. You will be surprised to know that your strengths do indeed outweigh your weaknesses.

Taking the time to rediscover yourself is the only thing that will prevent the whole Circus called LIFE from imploding. Yes, you read that right, Circus, because we are juggling more things than our minds can imagine.

I know you might have read many articles, blogs and other write ups on this very topic, but i have found that constantly reminding myself of this, is the best way I can help myself go through challenging situations. Our minds and bodies are capable of great things, don’t settle for mediocre.

Take care and rediscover yourself!