Category: Self-Care
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Do It Now Challenge #4
Why do we often forget to take even just a few minutes daily to do something we enjoy to do? It doesn’t have to be long, so saying we don’t have time is just an excuse. If we like dancing, we can even put it on while we are doing something around the house. We…
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Do It Now Challenge #3
The “Do It Now Challenge” is a part of the “What Can I Do Now” series. If you are feeling overwhelmed and need to break things down to taking one moment at a time, this series is for you. Self-care is putting our oxygen masks on first. With all the busyness of the world, we…
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#10 What Can I Do Now? Dealing with Anger
I know people can get uncomfortable with the people they love having challenging feelings like anger, frustration, sadness, fear, and so on. This is why I’ve found it so important to know who my emotional support people are when I’m feeling these types of feelings. For me, venting is a part of my process, and…
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#9 What Can I Do Now? One New Thing
I’m in that place where I want to do something different. Some old behavior patterns aren’t serving me anymore. Something that’s a little different for me is that I don’t feel the need to make a bunch of changes to my daily life. Quite honestly just the thought of that overwhelms me. I’m looking to…
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#8 What Can I Do Now? Practice
Today, I recorded a Seeds of Wisdom episode with Lair Torrent, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist). His episode is called, “Practicing Love.” It comes out on January 18, 2023. The name of his book is, The Practice of Love, and the podcast he does with his wife is called the Practice of Love Podcast…
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What Can I Do Now? #7 Trauma Trigger
When we have past trauma, we never know what will happen that might trigger a memory. We can be in a conversation, reading, watching or listening to something, the list goes on. Well, today was one of those days for me. I read something that brought me back to a very dark time. I’ve done…
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What Can I Do Now? #6 Eat FOR My Health
I don’t know about anyone else, but I get so overwhelmed when I think about my overall diet. I used to go on these healthy eating kicks, and then I would mess-up a.k.a. cheat, beat myself up, and then say, “screw it.” Talk about vicious cycles! I’ve decided to take my eating, one bite at…
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Do It Now Challenge #2
Do something for 10 minutes to contribute to your mental health #DOITNOW What does it look like to contribute to your mental health? Is it a walk? Is it writing? Is it telling someone how you really feel? Is it making your boundaries clear? Is it doing a mindfulness practice, meditating, or transformational breathing? You…
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Do It NOW Challenge #1
Take a few minutes to appreciate something beautiful #DOITNOW Make time to appreciate something beautiful. Don’t do it later. Do it now. Right now, look around you. Can you spot something beautiful? Breathe it in. Notice the details. Feel how your energy shifts as you really appreciate the beauty. Do you feel AWE? Be in…
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What Can I Do Now? #5 Disconnecting from Distractions
Slowing down and disconnecting is sometimes all we need to reset. When we stop running after what’s not in front us, we have the clarity to see what is. Sometimes we are so busy in everything that is not happening right now that we lose sight of what is. We get so distracted that we…
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