Hi guys! I wanted to share some things that are helping me hold on during an extremely uncertain, sad, stressful etc time.
I've realized that I'm a streaker π could be adhd, ptsd, single mom-dom, or just a me-thing. But regardless, it WORKS for me!!
That being said, today will be day 36(!!) in a row that I've done what I call my car routine. The car is the only semi-private, semi-safe place I have right now.
But I can now say that while it still doesn't feel automatic or easy, it IS a good thing for me!
I set a timer when I go in there and let myself FEEL for 10 minutes.
Believe it or not this has taken a LOT of work to even get to that point. ESPECIALLY when my life isn't figured out yet and the never ending chores aren't "finished"π
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After I had done that for a while, I added another what I'm calling "anchor": phone is turned OFF for the night by 10 pm every night. And it "sleeps" outside my bedroom.
I did this for several reasons but one of them was that I kept falling asleep with earbuds in my ear. Ouch π
Last night was night 14 of that routine.
From there, I've now added yoga (today will be day 5 of that streak) and breathwork (today will be day 4 of that streak)
The reason I'm sharing all of this is not because I think it is impressive haha. I just truly feel that I've gone through what I have (and am still going through) for a reason. And I believe part of that reason is to BE the encouragement for others who are struggling.
I got the book atomic habits and it actually reiterates a lot of what I'm doing
But that helps the part of my brain(programming) that "doesn't believe stuff on the internet" haha.
Anyway, I just wanted to share what is helping me.
Not only to "hold on for dear life", but to truly build a foundation.
If anyone else is trying to build a positive habit, I would love to support you!
Love you guys!