I relate with everything and unfortunately I never took my mindfulness, meditation and "just do nothing" seriously enough. It was always on for a few months, off for another few months.
After a tragic situation I've decided this can't continue. I must do it every day for 1 hour, no matter what.
I'm so sorry to hear about the tragedy. And I'm so happy to hear that you are prioritizing your well-being. Thank you for sharing and I hope you continue to feel the positive power of mindfulness.
I love these strategies for identifying, processing, and managing fear. One of the things I've noticed lately is identifying the difference between the fear that keeps you safe, and the fear that keeps you stuck. Fear (as with any emotion) is a useful signal if you can reprocess it with the executive functioning part of your brain and use it to compel next steps that are grounded in a growth mindset.
Yes -- and I only started to understand the power of #3 - movement in these last few years. I knew I felt better after a jog, but I didn't connect it to my mental fitness until I learned more about how the brain worked. So powerful, yet so simple!
I relate with everything and unfortunately I never took my mindfulness, meditation and "just do nothing" seriously enough. It was always on for a few months, off for another few months.
After a tragic situation I've decided this can't continue. I must do it every day for 1 hour, no matter what.
I'm so sorry to hear about the tragedy. And I'm so happy to hear that you are prioritizing your well-being. Thank you for sharing and I hope you continue to feel the positive power of mindfulness.
I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you! Love your style of writing btw :)
Thanks so much, Yuan! That means so much to me!
I love these strategies for identifying, processing, and managing fear. One of the things I've noticed lately is identifying the difference between the fear that keeps you safe, and the fear that keeps you stuck. Fear (as with any emotion) is a useful signal if you can reprocess it with the executive functioning part of your brain and use it to compel next steps that are grounded in a growth mindset.
1 and 2 always work for me!
That's awesome -- they are my go-to's as well!
1, 2 and 3 never fail, nor does getting away from a screen and into a garden or park. Even seeing a flower or neighbour switches my brain.
Yes -- and I only started to understand the power of #3 - movement in these last few years. I knew I felt better after a jog, but I didn't connect it to my mental fitness until I learned more about how the brain worked. So powerful, yet so simple!