What To Do When You "Don't Feel Like It"

JUST FOR TODAY:  If you have a commitment to fulfill, but you "just don't feel like it," check in with your intuition about how to proceed.

Perhaps you're feeling tired, or stressed, or depressed – but you have an engagement that you are supposed to attend.  Based on your mood, you really don't feel like participating in this event.  Pause to check in with your intuition about what you really need.  Do you need to cancel your attendance, and make another plan to nurture yourself?  Or, do you need to encourage yourself to go to the event, knowing that you'll enjoy yourself once you get there?  How will you feel if you change your plans?  How will you feel if you follow through?  Notice which choice will help you feel better, and follow through with it, knowing you are practicing Intuitive Self-Care.

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado