Finding ways to help you glow from the inside out!
With all the new things I have been learning like the halo, hammock and now trying out lyra (all ariel acts) I have found something as an adult brings me joy. We forget that as we grow up because of all life’s stress. As a child it was all about awe and wonder. Dancing freely and having fun. I know I forgot myself and what truly bought me joy.
The other day I went to my hammock class and she said there is going to be a big drop today. Go check out my @glomentor Instagram feed to see it for yourself.
Was it scary? Yes.
Was it painful? Yes.
But I still did it.
And when it was over, I felt proud of myself. Not because I nailed it perfectly, but because I showed up. I trusted my body enough to try and I pushed through the part of my brain that wanted to keep myself on the ground.
That feeling stayed with me afterwards. I felt good. Like I had really accomplished something that had nothing to do with work. It made me realise that glowing from the inside out has very little to do with looking perfect on the outside. It is about finding things that make you feel connected to yourself again.
Not for any kind of outside validation. Not to prove something to anyone else. It’s when it’s for your pleasure only.
I think a lot of people are running on empty right now. Constant pressure. Constant noise. Constant expectations. Everyone is exhausted, overstimulated and trying to keep it together. Giving their energy away and forgetting how to feel good.
That is why having outlets matters. Things that pull you back into your body. Things that clear your head. Things that remind you there is more to life than stress and survival mode.
For me lately, movement has been one of those things. I am obsessed. Because movement forces me to be present. It reminds me that I am capable and so strong at 50, even when something feels difficult or uncomfortable.
And honestly, there is something powerful about doing hard things voluntarily.
Not extreme things. Not self-destructive things. Just moments that challenge you enough to remind you that you are stronger than you think.
That confidence carries into every area of life.
The problem is, most of us wait until life feels calmer before we start prioritising ourselves. We tell ourselves we will rest later. Move later. Heal later. Find joy later.
But life is always going to be busy.
There will always be pressure.
Always be work.
Always be responsibilities.
So you have to actively create moments that make you feel alive.
Maybe that is movement.
Maybe it is skincare.
Maybe it is music, cooking, journaling or being outside.
Maybe it is 10 quiet minutes before the rest of the house wakes up.
It does not need to look deep or aesthetic to matter.
If it helps you breathe easier, think clearer or feel more like yourself again, it matters.
I think that is what people misunderstand about self-care sometimes. It is not always soft or relaxing. Sometimes it looks like discipline. Sometimes it looks like showing up when you cannot be bothered. Sometimes it looks like pushing through fear and realising you survived it.
That is what today felt like for me.
Messy. Uncomfortable. A little scary.
But also freeing.
Because every time you keep a promise to yourself, even a small one, you build trust within yourself. And that changes the way you move through life.
You stop needing constant validation from everyone else because you know you can rely on yourself.
That is real confidence.
That is real self-worth.
That is the real glow.
Not perfection.
Not appearances.
Just being connected enough to yourself to know what makes you feel alive, and making space for more of it.
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