Being a Woman & Social Worker in Today’s world
Hey Faithers,
Happy Wednesday! I hope you have been having a good day and enjoying March. I do not know about you, but 2022 has moved right along. As I've brought the HSGF blog back and worked on many other projects, I feel that I have a personal and spiritual awakening. Recently, I've learned the power of saying no and being by myself. I do a lot for other people, personal or professional. I genuinely love and care for people in this world. But I started to get burnt out. I began to see and recognize the people around me. I began to observe the environment in which I was surrounded. I've been discussing a social worker and a woman, and I have to say that both are hard work. Women are beautiful beings. Social Work can be so fruitful when systems are dismantled. But after all of that, I am human. I have been emotional, sad, motivated, and lonely. I have been trying to love my body more and give myself compliments every time I glance at a mirror. I have even tried to hang out with people outside of my norm. If you all read the blog from earlier this year where I discussed turning 30 and how it was a pivotal moment, I am still working through that! I am trying to find my place in this life. When I say this life, I mean in dating, entrepreneur, professional, social, author, radio, family, and even as a fur mom. It is a lot of work. One of the things I learned years ago that I recently just revisited is to accept people for who they are. I can accept people and then decide how I want to react. This means I can accept someone and stay or accept someone and put distance between us. This is precisely what I've been working on recently. I've looked around me and decided that I do not like where I am. I am hungry. I want so much more out of what life has given me. I want a thriving business, but I want a peaceful life. I am tired of the hustle mentality. I am exhausted from living in survival mode. I am detached from people since I keep repeating myself on my expectations and what I need from the people around me. I am just hungry and want more out of life. I've always been a person with an outstanding work ethic. No matter what job or position, I am giving my all. In relationships, it is the same thing. I can not say that I've received the same thing. Maybe from mom. But mom is no longer here. I have to consider what I am doing with myself and how I am catering to myself. This might mean that I have to let people go, and I have to let environments go. I have to do what Lisa wants to do, and I must be comfortable with that. I have spoken about being a woman and learning my body throughout this series. I have talked about being a social work what that has looked like. I have concluded that I need more. But it starts with me. These systems, people, or environments have not done anything for me. I have to do it for myself. I have to make things work. I know I will lose people along the way. The hardest part is losing people I love, and people I just knew would be in my future. But with life comes changes, and even though change sucks, it is inevitable. Faithers, I know some of you have felt this! Please know that you are not alone. I love you, and I hope you remember to love me the way you love the world.
LeLe
Your local self-love advocate
