Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So as it is the end of the week and the weekend is upon us, I'll need to take a second and to think about what are your needs when it comes to this weekend? What is something that you really need to make time for or space for? And I'm not saying anything productive. I just mean, like, on a soul level. What do you need right now? And what would you feel really grateful for? Or what would give you a fuller cup going into next week? Now rarely do we have the ideal weekend for what we actually need. So chances are you might need to get a bit creative about how you fulfill these needs. For example, what you actually need might be two days of nobody speaking to you and some really good books. And chances are that's probably not gonna happen. But here's the thing.
Figuring out what you need in the first place makes it much more likely that you can fulfill that need in some way or another. And going back to something we talked about earlier in the week, which feels like a lifetime ago now, you also don't need to fulfill that need in the % best way possible. I know myself, I am really good at overcomplicating how I fulfill my needs. For example, my need might be to have some creative time, And I turn that into how can my space be as supportive as possible? Do I have the best supplies for it? Do I have the right playlist? And I make it into this much, much bigger thing, whereas I could just literally do the thing and also have more time doing the creative thing than preparing to do the creative thing. So in case our minds work similarly, I thought I would just add that in there. I'm a firm believer that some of the most powerful things that we can do are the smallest things. So allow yourself to be frustrated if you don't have the amount of time, energy, or capacity that you'd like to fulfill that need. And know that there are probably some pretty effective things you can do with the time and the energy you've got.
This is where we put our fabulous creative brains to work because once our brains have a problem, they almost can't help but solve them. So have a think about what your needs are for this weekend and what would make your cup fuller going into next week. Think about the easiest way to start to address those needs. It's not selfish to have needs. You are allowed to put your needs on the table, and no need is a silly need. Have a good one. Here's to filling your cup in whatever way you need to do this weekend and in whatever capacity you can do it in. And here's to knowing that you get to make time for yourself this weekend, that you do not have to deserve rest, and you get to fill your cup regardless of how much you did or didn't do this week.
Have a good one. I can't wait to be back with you right back here on the daily pat on Monday or in your inbox on Sunday if you're part of my fabulous email community. There's information on how to join that in the show notes. And remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.