Weekly Wellness

Hello there beautiful! I don’t know about you but so far this month has been nothing short of challenging, in a good way of course. I have been put to the test in more ways than one, and yes, I learned some new things about myself.

The thing is, we think once we reach a certain age, we know ourselves so well. Truthfully, we should, but realistically, we never truly know everything this is to know about who we are. That is because with age comes countless life experiences in which every now and then we will learn something new about ourselves. Which is the beauty of living life, having new experiences, and being open to the journey no matter where it takes you.

I like to refer to this journey as the 6 stages of growth. Growth is the beauty of being able to watch yourself transform time and time again, learn new things about yourself you never thought possible, and adapt in ways you never knew you could. Growth is the journey to unlocking your full potential.

And even though this process will look different for everyone, we all go through the same stages to get to where we ultimately want to be in life. So, let’s explore these stages a little more, shall we?

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Welcome to part 2 of the types of rest blog post. If you haven’t already be sure to read part 1 so that you can learn about the other 3 types that I talked about last week. This week we will be talking about the 3 types that weren’t discussed, physical, spiritual, and sensory rest. Let’s get into it.

Rest is so important and it’s something that we take for granted often. I know I most certainly do, and recently I have had to pay the price for that. However, I am happy to report that I have learned my lesson and am being more mindful in how I care for myself, and most importantly how much rest I am allowing my entire being to get on a day-to-day basis.

Last week I shared with you the first 3 types of rest that we all need. I even challenged (or more so encouraged) you to try at least do one of those activities. So, I’m curious, did you do any? If you did, send me an email at kimora@monarchserenite.com and let me know what activity/activities you did and your overall experience with it.

In the meantime, let’s get into the final 3 types of rest.

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*Deep sigh*

It has been the longest time since I’ve been able to connect with you all, and honestly, I have missed it greatly! While I’d like to say that I’ve been absent for a lot of good reasons, I unfortunately can’t. Make no mistake a lot has happened, but not in a positive light. Since we’ve last connected, I have been getting sick, week after week, and failing to get enough proper rest to function normally and recover quickly!

A lot of this was mainly due to stress I was experiencing with my 9-5 job (which I have recently left), and trying my best to follow through with commitments that I had made even though I have very limited time. As a result, I completely checked out of my own emotional, physical, and mental space personally, locked in on everybody else’s, and paid the cost for it severely.

I was completely defeated and exhausted mentally and emotionally, and it showed up in me physically every single week for nearly 2 months. If I wasn’t sick with strep throat (not fun and caught it several times), I was sick from dehydration, or lack of proper nourishment, or a general cold. Especially because the weather is changing and my body never adjusts to that easily.

It was always something that just had me confined to my bed most hours during the day, taking cold medicine like it was my full-time job, throwing up, struggling with sleep, having consistent headaches and stomach aches, feeling extremely lethargic throughout the day, having throat problems, losing my voice, sensory issues, and so much more.

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