Is anyone else feeling kinda…meh? These last few days here in Florida the weather has been really yucky-windy, rainy, chilly. I know, no rain no flowers 🪷🪻🌼, but sometimes days on end of overcast skies get me a little down. We also had company visiting, which was great -BUT/AND- our friend has pancreatic cancer, so there were some heavy feelings mixed with the joy of having time to spend together. I noticed today after he & his family left that I just felt very tired, but not necessarily physically. My normal thought process would be to go down this trail of thought about being discouraged. I noticed all of my feelings & thoughts though, so I decided to make a post & just share a little about how I work through down days, or heavy feelings. First, I acknowledge what I’m feeling. I don’t “should” on myself by telling me I “should” feel some other way- I feel what I feel. Second, I do try to think of a gratitude. For example, even though it’s hard to see my friend & his family going through this medical crisis, I am extremely grateful for time we have been able to spend together. Thinking about that, I realized how much extra time our families have had since his diagnosis, as we have all made a point to get together more frequently. That made me think of how grateful I am for these relationships we’ve all built over the years. He & I met in college, but now our spouses & children are friends too. What a blessing! I still don’t feel as perky or motivated as I usually do, but that’s ok. I’m giving myself grace. Finally I will make a point to do something that I know moves me in the direction I want to go in. Today it’s sharing this post, cleaning some things, and I will do 20 pushups…so even though I’m not feeling my best, I can still get in my three things, practice gratitude & give myself grace.

Back at the beginning of the year @Julie Allen & I kinda did this Delulu Challenge. Basically delulu is when you get delusional in the best possible way about what can be possible for you. I created a journal for it & wrote in it daily. Yesterday I was talking to another client about this idea, & I got kind of excited about re-incorporating this into my current daily habits. The pic below is a scripture I love with a pic I printed from our trip to Italy 🇮🇹. I found that creating a beautiful space for my thoughts truly made me want to engage with my journal daily. Mind you I’m not starting something new, I’m just adding back in a step into my daily routine. Instead of getting up, scrolling, reading the news (a surefire way to start your day off on a negative note!), essentially going on autopilot, I start my day with quiet time, Bible study/reflection, and now I’ll put my journal with my Bible so I have easy access to it & I’ll be in my still quiet space. When we get clear on our habits & prioritize those things that actually move the needle towards the best version of us, we WILL see results. Having a space for support is crucial to make this the norm. What habits do you have that support your best self?