Why do i wake up in the morning, such a very important question that I bet allot of us forget about in our life, I retired due to an injury April 2024 worked 30 yrs with my transportation crew at our school system here, i did not want to leave them but i had to take care of me, I learned allot about my fall, and how short life can be when trauma and other things all happen at once. this morning I said to myself, I wake up because I want to live! Dance! Sing! and be still and feel joy... enjoy my life that the Lord has giving me and each day feel how important my days are . like wakening up to all this one day at a time, but not really wakening up all the time.. lol - I got Daniel on my side - thank you..🤪

I would encourage you all to listen to the self love module in the Emotional group of videos. And read the helps Daniel includes. I chose one of the questions to think about ("What is one thing you did well today") and realized as I thought of things in my day, I kept saying "no, not that" over and over. Wow. That was eye-opening. I never thought of myself as being so negative - maybe it's just towards myself? Something I'll work to change.

Rotten night of sleep. About 4 hours. Was up twice. Finally, I got up and did some things. Have napped twice. Had a long nap that was restful after a lunch of soup, that I could actually eat. I took an immersion blender to it and it was tasty and filling and I wasn't struggling with every bite. My teeth came out in mid November. I haven't been able to eat very well for four months now. There has been a degree of pain as well.This could be a factor, as well as lack of proper nutrients. I dislike shakes, so maybe soups are more the things for me. Took an immersion blender to protein enhanced New England Clam Chowder. My dentures are supposed to arrive in a few weeks.

Broken sleep, but lots of REM, so I had dreams. Thinking about keeping a dream journal. I think that the mind continues to work on things, during sleep. Almost 6 hrs of sleep last night. Spent the am drinking coffee with AA friends before 11am church. Twice my usual coffee, at least. Heart rate at a comfortable 68 bpm, despite that fact, and the fact that I tend to argue and defend my position for everything I'm worth. Church was good. Went to one I haven't been to for awhile. Haven't had time to stir the pot yet, I guess. Cooked asparagus for lunch. Trying to eat more fruits and vegs. My teeth should be ready soon. It should improve things.

We kicked off a month of self love 3 weeks ago. I would love to hear all the successes and wins or challenges on how your self love intentions are going. Now is a good time to re-adjust and consider what you want to offer yourself and establish into your routine for the next week. Feel free to use this thread as a daily check in point:)