☕ Friday – A Sip of Flava

Learning Not to Push Through

These last couple of weeks, I haven’t felt my best.

Pressure in my face.

Nausea.

Lightheadedness.

Hot flashes.

The kind of symptoms that make you pause… but old habits whisper, “Just push through.”

And for most of my life?

That’s exactly what I did.

I have been the one who shows up.

The one who works through discomfort.

The one who pushes past pain.

The one who says, “I’m fine,” even when I’m not.

I don’t regret that version of me.

She was strong.

She was dependable.

She was doing what she thought she had to do.

But something shifted.

For the first time in my life, I chose not to push through feeling unwell.

I called off work.

And I didn’t spiral in guilt.

I didn’t shame myself.

I didn’t pretend I could power through.

I gave myself grace.

Maybe it was easier to push myself when I was younger.

Maybe I had different reserves.

Maybe I didn’t know how to listen to my body back then.

But the reality is this:

My body and mind are not the same as they were “back in the day.”

And that’s not weakness.

That’s awareness.

There were days I didn’t get all four blogs done.

And I had to be okay with that too.

At least I still showed up.

Maybe not perfectly.

Maybe not at full speed.

But I showed up for myself.

And I showed up for my readers.

That’s growth.

Strength doesn’t always look like pushing through.

Sometimes strength looks like pausing.

Resting.

Calling off.

Saying, “Not today.”

And trusting that the world won’t fall apart.

This season of my life is teaching me something new:

Grace is not quitting.

It’s honoring your limits.

And I’m learning to embrace that.

— Lady Flava 🌻