The school year it's about to begin or maybe for some of you it already has but I wanted to make a blog post about making sure that you continue to be kind to yourself throughout the school year because I know I have a tendency to forget to give myself grace and be kind to myself. I have a habit of leaving no room for mistakes which is kind of hard to do when you're just a person, so if you're anything like me I think it's important to learn that your worth is not tied into your productivity
Your productivity is important of course and it is a great thing when you want to do well and you want to put yourself out there but you also have to understand that you're just a human and you cannot do everything perfectly all the time and that simply because you're not meant to.
School is important and obviously we want to do well but when you are constantly on go and you don't give yourself time to breathe you forget to allow yourself just to enjoy life and the things around you and then the next thing you know you don't even know what day it is and that is how you watch your life flash before your eyes and that's not a way to live. It's important that you do take your schooling seriously but it's equally important that you take your mental health into account and you take time for yourself to be anything else besides a student.
I know what it's like to crave academic validation and to crave the need to be moving constantly but one thing that that taught me was that I was burning myself out and essentially sabotaging all of my hard work because I was too tired to actually do anything that needed to be done so in the long run I wasn't really helping myself and all that effort that I put in to make sure that I was on time with everything and as productive as I could be went down the drain.
The fact that you are where you are and you're trying your best says a lot more about you than not being able to get something done right away or not being able to do something perfectly. Being tired and needing a minute to yourself has nothing to do with your worth. You are just as good of a student as you've always been and taking a break doesn't mean that you're not going to be able to continue where you left off.
A grade that you may not have expected to get isn't going to hurt you, one missed assignment is not the end of the world. You have to remember that there are things in this life outside of academics and that you are capable. You can make up for it so long as you try but, with that being said it's also important to remember do not push yourself too hard trying to make up for something you deemed as a mistake. Be kind to yourself, try to understand why you may have missed that deadline and then figure out a way you can make a change that reflects positively on your life and schooling.
The best thing you can do for yourself is trying to find a balance for your life. If you still want to continue to be a great student there is absolutely a way to do it while also still taking care of yourself. Build a routine to see what works for you before you just focus on schooling only because that's not going to help you. Personally, I do all my work during the week. I don't touch my schooling during the weekend at all because I need that mental break not only from school but from life in general.
I really do hope this encourages some of you. Education is a privilege and it's a reward and you should treat it as such but you should also remember there is a life outside of school. I hope all of you have a great school year and you meet all the goals you want to meet.
Thanks for reading! 🌸
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