We are at the end of my first month of making self care a priority in my life -and there has been a whole lot happening. There are some hits and some misses, some things that I have done earlier than expected (which happened organically) and some things that I just haven’t had time for and will try to reintegrate this week.
Here are the hits:
1. Most weeks I have gotten outside for 90 minutes of exercise 5 days each week
2. I have managed to attend every meditation club session in the past 4 weeks, which is not easy since it meets at 5:30 am
3. For 3 of the past 4 weeks, I have done at least an hour of yoga and stretching everyday.
4. I have written morning pages and in my gratitude journal every day in July (though sometimes its in the evening)
5. I am drinking a lot more water, more tea, and much less coffee (I am down to 1 cup of coffee a day).
6. My eating has gotten much healthier. I take supplements and have a greens drink or smoothie everyday. I am still obsessed with cheese though.
7. I am starting to listen to what my body, mind, and spirit needs and I am becoming less dependent on my self care calendar.
8. I have given myself space to explore new ideas and begun to pay attention to what feels good.
9. My therapy is going really well. I am starting to challenge my belief systems.
10. My relationships with my friends and my partner are getting stronger.
11. My relationship with myself is much improved.
The misses:
1. I am still obsessed with cheese.
2. I fell hard and almost died. Though I have recovered, I am still moving on the slow side and am feeling overly cautious.
3. I am falling short of my sleep goals. My goal is to sleep 7 hours a night, I am somewhere around 5 1/2 hours.
4. I completely missed out on the breathwork sessions, which was this week’s addition.
5. My home isn’t as clean, tidy or as organized as I would like.
6. I am finding it hard to schedule in social activities because I am really enjoying my own company (this is a win in disguise).
I am only 1/3rd of my way through this practice, but so far it’s done me so much good. I want to be able to keep this up for much longer than 90 days. Though I do realize that once September comes, and I start teaching again, this wont be so easy. But it will be even more important during the months when I am much busier, so I am determined to find a way to make this work for me.
I am still trying to figure out ways to involve my core values of creativity, curiosity, inclusivity, vulnerability and harmony. I am aware of my increased self growth, self acceptance, and self love. And I am really proud of the work that I have been doing. And I can’t wait to explore these values within this project.
This next week, I am going to add in a soundbath (one of my most favourite self care activities), a networking event (CreativeMornings Vancouver), and an artist date, which will be a solo night out at the movies.
And as for my mental health check in – I feel amazing today!
How are you feeling?
*Image Source – Insightful Counselling and Training on Pinterest
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