Practising kindness
REETA LOI
REETA LOI IS ON A JOURNEY TO PUT A PAINFUL PAST BEHIND HER
“One of my hardest battles is to hear my own voice and for it to be kind”
Firstly, apologies to my editor, whom I adore, but who I seem to have in tears every month with my column submissions. I’d planned to make this month’s piece more light-hearted, but the thought that’s been pulling at me for weeks now just has to be put to paper…
I’ve always managed to take care of myself, albeit not always the type of self-care that gets talked about on social media these days. I’ve leaned on smoking and drinking for too long now to think it won’t have impacted my long-term health. This type of behaviour sits at odds with so much of my belief system that I have to question why I still do it. Do I do it so I can feel crappy about myself? So I can perpetually beat myself up for being weak and stupid? Because I’m a failure?