3 things you can do right now to put yourself on a pedestal.

Most of us know this term as a negative description of someone that has put themselves on a pedestal or the unbalanced romantic relationship when someone puts their partner on a pedestal (they can do no wrong).

We all know, each of us can do wrong and when we make mistakes, we are knocked off our pedestal, lowing our self esteem and creating self-doubt in our worth.

The reality is, we can put ourselves back up on a pedestal with these mindful thoughts and actions, while maintaining our view as equal to everyone else.

1.      What story are you telling yourself when you see someone more successful, smarter, or prettier with more friends? This all may be true but it is how your let your thoughts go from “they are smart” to, “I am not smart” or “I have not done enough” or “I should be”. This thought pattern needs interruption. Watch your thoughts, when they take you to comparing yourself to others and before they take you down that rabbit hole, recognize what took you there and limit your access to it: IE Social media.

As soon as you hear your thoughts of doubt, stop what you are doing physically and change your pattern. Go outside, walk the dog or sit down and pick up a fictional book; you can also make a list of the things you have done, problems you have solved, make a list of your dearest friends or call a family member.

2.      Ask yourself why you haven’t put your health and wellness above anything or anyone else? Putting our own needs first can be daunting, but claiming our needs are as important as someone else’s is the first step to changing the old pattern of self-sacrifice, that old belief benefits no one. At the very least, start thinking our health is as important as someone else’s, seeing our self as equally important will help us slowly crawl up onto the pedestal without knocking someone else off.

3.      What are your core values? Discovering your core values will uncover why you do things the way you do them. Once you identify your values, you will make decisions that design a life that is in better alignment with your true self. If there is a growing gap between your actions and your values, we can feel lost, out of touch with our needs and suddenly extend ourselves in ways that are not healthy.

There is room in this life to stand on your pedestal with humility, pride and an awareness that we never have to knock someone off their pedestal to be on our own.

Shelly

This year, influence the health of your community by  join us in donating $10,000 to teachers in Calgary.

Teachers are our focus this month.

We all know front line workers continue to work, pivoting in their careers to accommodate the every changing landscape of the coronavirus pandemic, while providing face to face interactions.

I personally do not have children. My husband and I tried for the greater part of 5 years. After 4 losses and many other disappointments we decided to love the life we were living, letting go of the one we thought we should have.

As I watch my friends send their kids back to the classroom, I think about the teachers in our neighborhoods and city. Their career choice never included mitigating infectious diseases, but it sure does now.

I would like to support them, and with your help we could really impact our community.

Until Valentine's Day, we are going to donate $50 of every $100 gift card purchased to teachers in our community. 

If you and every client of Apex purchase just One Gift Card, we have the potential to donate hundreds of thousands to teachers in Calgary.

Our goal is to donate $10,000.00

When you purchase a $100 Gift Card....For yourself or for Valentine's Day, or for a friend or neighbor, or someone you work with, we will donate 50% of its value to a teacher in our community.

Simply click this link and email yourself or someone you care about your $100.00 Gift

Purchase a Gift Card

Apex Massage is open 7 days a week. Starting Monday Jan 18th a referral note is not needed.

Schedule your next massage or picking up a gift card in the clinic is also an option.

We provide you with a positive human connection in a time of physical distancing.

With gratitude,

Shelly Macgregor

Owner of Apex Massage Therapy ltd

shelly@apexmassage.com