Be a human being, not a human doing.
I have had a lovely couple of weeks off work, away from social media and totally unplugged. We’ve recently moved, to a house which is a bit of a ‘project’, so it was also great to get away from the endless to-do list of all the things that go along with moving and renovating. I went with the best intentions to leave work at work, and leave the to-do list undone, knowing that it will all still be there when I got back. It was surprising to notice how difficult it was to really switch off. I consciously thought “right, now it’s holiday time, hurrah, I get to stop for a while”.…
Stress is sneaky
I went for a run today. Those that know me or follow my posts, you might not think that is anything out of the ordinary, as I would usually run 3 or 4 times per week. However, the run I did today was the first time I had been out for just over two weeks, and before that I have only run a couple of times in the last few months. It’s got to the point where I can only say I’ve run 3 or 4 times this year, rather than this week. There is no specific reason, but I am feeling stressed. I have debated about writing this as…
What went well today?
Take a moment to be mindful and think about what went well today. When we think about our day it’s easy to jump to the things that went badly or less well. Maybe you ate all the things you said you would avoid, maybe you didn’t do your workout, maybe you didn’t get out for a walk, or you didn’t manage to tick off all the things on your to-do list. But when you focus on all those things that weren’t quite how you wanted them, it’s so easy to fall into a negative spiral. Take a moment to think about what did go well. It doesn’t have to be…
