She had no boundaries and lacked the ability to say no—even if she didn’t have time… even if she didn’t want to help… even if she already had plans for that time… even if (insert any excuse anyone else would use)…

That’s right. She answered yes to every single call for help, which is why everyone kept calling her. 

She became so overloaded (she was double- and sometimes triple-booked) that she began to let people down—and it was usually her family and closest friends who got the short end of the stick. 

Yet she was the one hurting the most. She was the one drowning in the hopelessness of unrealistic expectations. 

She knew she was hurting people. She knew that she was hurting herself. But she felt helpless to change. 

But how could that be!? Service is supposed to bring joy, right?

Not if you don’t have balance. Not if you don’t take time for yourself. Not if you don’t have boundaries. Not if you are serving for the wrong reasons. 

On an airplane, you know that in an event of sudden cabin depressurization due to high altitudes, you have to put on your own oxygen mask first—if you want to be able to help others.

Otherwise, you lose your opportunity to breathe the oxygen your body needs and therefore, you render yourself helpless, and probably unconscious.

So… why don’t you care enough about yourself to take care of you before giving so much to others?

The holidays are a time for selflessness, service, and giving. But please, my dear friend, do those things wisely. 

Nurture yourself first to make the next few days of the Christmas season fantastic!! 

You can start by identifying the ways you have been neglecting yourself, drawing some boundaries where needed, and gathering the courage to say no when necessary. Then use the dose of enlightenment below. 

Love from Jac

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Since we promised to treat you to an extra dose of light in your inbox, we include a Dose of Enlightenment for you at the end of each newsletter. We value your agency, so it’s up to you whether or not you receive it!

This Dose of Enlightenment is a frequency equation meant to clear a hidden and trapped emotion that you’ve been holding onto. 

If today's emotion is one that we have already cleared, know that we are addressing a different layer or situation this time.

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Today’s emotion is: not nurturing self

How does this emotion apply to you? For best results, ponder this question and identify how not nurturing self applies to you.

Dose of Enlightenment: 88 + 912 = E

Say it out loud with intent: “eighty-eight plus nine-twelve equals enlightenment.”

Breathe. Let it go. Feel the shift. Allow your body to be filled with light.

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The Doses of Enlightenment come from the M: Collaborations with the Divine Doctor book by Jaclyn Taylor. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet and want to learn more about how this works, you can get one here: 

https://intrinsicallyawaken.com

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