Give yourself the gift of understanding yourself

The greatest gift you can give yourself is the gift of understanding — that is, recognizing what works for you and accepting yourself for who you are.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has had years of practice doing that, as someone who struggles with a chronic illness.

She was a master of scheduling out when she could write, when she could run, when she could do really anything, in order to achieve her goals with the amount of energy she had.

But recently, Rusch has noticed, her habits have begun to hold her back a bit.

These habits were based on old limits that have slowly fallen away as she’s regained her health.

Take a look at Rusch’s post on realizing that she’s ready to change and challenge herself, and see whether it resonates with you — whether you too might be ready to expect more from yourself (or whether that unknown scares you, too).

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