We almost didn’t get a blog post this week. I did the one thing I haven’t done in a very long time. I got sick.

Only yesterday I realised my latest vlog (it’s on You Tube and filled with awesome meditations and words of wisdom – because I’m down with the kids and it’s super cool to be on You Tube don’t cha know…) discussing the idea of self-care on your spiritual journey, or any journey for that matter. So I’m a lot more than a little embarassed that I did not heed my own advice and now my body is looking me square in the face and saying, ‘See, I told you I needed a break but did you listen, nooooo – so now you get flu and you have to stay in. Suck it sister.’

I have no idea if my body uses the phrase ‘Suck it Sister’. I certainly don’t, but I get the feeling she may.

The past two weeks I have well and truly over-committed. I did it from a good place, from a loving place, from a place of passion for my work and my friends and family, but I left myself short and I neglected my own self-care.

So now here I am, humbly sitting on my sofa, PJs on, paracetamol at the ready (cold and flu tablets have caffeine, which I’m off at the moment so I have only basic drugs, tragedy), summoning the wherewithal to write this blog and tell you that all the things I preach, I have failed to do.

Want to know why I’m being so honest with you, even though I run the risk of having people decide that if I’m not walking the talk all the time they can’t possibly believe a word I say?

I’m telling you because this is a journey; and it’s OK not to be perfect.

I would say the majority of the self-growth you will ever do will be in forgiveness of yourself. By that I mean that the biggest lesson we can learn during our time on Earth is that we are not perfect, and we can always forgive ourselves and start again, from this moment.

There is always a new moment. There is always an opportunity to start again. There will always be another lesson to be learned.

Even if you struggle to forgive, acknowledge that to yourself and ask for help. Ask in your meditation to your gut, inner wisdom, higher power or whatever it is you would like to believe in and ask for help in forgiveness.

It’s a skill, and the more you try, the easier it gets.

I’m Emma Brooke. I work with beautiful, intelligent, compassionate and spiritual ladies who have somehow stepped away from their true selves and aren’t entirely sure how to get themselves back again. In my signature program, I take you step by step over an eight week period from overwhelm and mental exhaustion to selfish-centeredness – knowing what you want, what you need and how you can make yourself and those you love feel fulfilled and complete. Schedule a chat with me.