Moving into a new home is more than just unpacking boxes—it’s an opportunity to re-imagine your life and the way you live it. Whether you’re settling into a cozy apartment or upgrading to your dream house, this blank canvas comes with incredible advantages. Here are four powerful benefits of moving into a new space, and how to make the most of them.
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Intentional Living: Design with Purpose
1. Each room in your new home is a fresh start. Think intentionally about how you want to use each space—what do you envision doing there? Maybe that sun-filled room with wide windows becomes your morning coffee haven or a creative workspace.
Pro tip: Start simple. Only bring in furniture and decor that serves the space’s purpose. And remember, your first choice doesn’t have to be permanent—your needs and lifestyle may evolve, and your home can evolve with them.
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Spark Creativity with Signature Pieces
2. Let the items you love inspire the entire room. Is your bold red armchair your favorite? Or maybe that blue-green art piece holds sentimental value? Use these cherished items as anchors for your design decisions.
Avoid this common mistake: Buying curtains or rugs before knowing how your signature pieces will fit in. Build your space around what you already love—this saves time, money, and stress.
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Declutter and Purge
3. Moving is the perfect time to ask: Does this add value to my life—or just take up space? Hopefully, you’ve already donated items that no longer serve you. Unpacking becomes much easier when you’re only surrounded by what truly matters.
And don’t worry if you second-guess things post-move. We’ve all looked at that one item and thought, “Why did I bring this?” Use it as a cue to keep editing your space until it feels right. If you need inspiration or help with decluttering or are interested in minimalism check out my attempt at minimalism.
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Embrace the Joy of Experimentation
4. One of the best parts of a new space? The freedom to explore. Try new arrangements, paint colors, or furniture placements without fear of getting it wrong. Your first setup doesn’t have to be final—it’s just your first chapter.
Let go of perfection. Your home isn’t just a showplace; it’s where your life unfolds. Have fun with it. Every tweak brings you closer to a space that truly feels like you.
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Final Thoughts
A new space offers the gift of reinvention. With intention, creativity, clarity, and playfulness, you can create a home that supports the life you’re building now—and the one you’re dreaming of.
What are your best tips for moving into a new space? Comment below. —
I am the epitome of idleness; not because I am lazy but because of my chronic illness. My uncontrolled epilepsy causes multiple seizures throughout the day and status epilepticus at night, leading to constant exhaustion. Even a simple task can consume all my energy, let alone anything physical. Just existing uses up more energy than the average person.
So I challenged myself to stretch every day for 31 days, to see if it could make a difference. Now, 31 days does not create a habit. It takes anywhere from 18 to 254 days, as science suggests. Nonetheless, I wanted to try to condition my body to a point that stretching wouldn’t seem like extra effort.
What does stretching do to your body?
The muscles are a fascinating fiber in our body. When we stretch, the fibers have the ability to maintain elongation, unlike a rubber band that just snaps back to its original shape. However, to maintain that elongation, regular movement within that range is necessary.
As we age, the elastic fibers in our body regenerate less effectively, causing a reduction in movement range and muscle stiffness. Thus, movement and stretching become increasingly important as we grow older. For more information on the significance of movement, check out my other article Movement Matters.
Week 1
Initially I was unsure of how to begin. With no established routine, I was randomly stretching exercises. Then, I discovered a free app called Female Fitness – Women Workout. It offers targeted stretching routines such as full body, morning warm up, sleepy time stretch, and even splits training. It was the perfect place to start for the person who lacked direction. I also found a YouTuber who specialized in stretching techniques which allowed me to gain more knowledge along my journey. Below, is one of his videos of a easy 10 minute stretch, for any skill level, if you are interested in checking out his content.
Week 2
During this week, something surprising happened – I began to look forward to stretching. I found myself taking breaks to stretch my body, and even found ways to incorporate stretching while working. At this point I had established an actual stretch routine. Here were my rules:
Engage my entire body in stretching – this did not apply to the stretches I did while I was still actively working at my computer or doing another activity. This meant I was dedicating time to actually do a full body stretch.
No time restrictions. – I wanted to stretch until I felt good, not until the clock/timer said I was done.
I stretched to discomfort, not pain. Once the discomfort disappeared, I would push a little further.
Week 3
By week three, a shift occurred in my mindset. I no longer needed the distraction of YouTube to complete a stretching session. It was the first time my body had moved since my brain surgery, and I never rebuilt an emotional connection to physical movement. But when I focused on how I felt, physically and emotionally as I flowed from one position to the next, I realized it was a peaceful experience.
After consistent stretching, I began to see physical results. I even noticed a significant difference in my overall flexibility. Am I ready to join Cirque Du Soleil? I think not. But incorporating movement into my day made a difference. Even the smallest amount of movement of our body can increase blood and fluid supply to our bodies. The small results I achieved during these 31 days have motivated me to continue stretching beyond this challenge.
What kinds of benefits do you find from stretching? I would love to hear about your stretching routine, leave it in the comments below!
Trying to be “perfect” with a chronic illness is impossible. However, being open to learning about yourself, and adapting to your ever-changing situation, can help you thrive in ways that may seem unattainable. Here are three basic things that greatly help manage living with chronic illness.
Turn Bad Days Into Good Data
There are no avoiding bad days when you have a chronic illness. There is no doubt that a bad day can cause feelings of anger, frustration, and grief when losing another day to your condition.
One way we can turn them into a positive is by learning everything we can about those days. Analyze your day or week leading up to that bad day. Was it food, lack of sleep, and/or activity that triggered this bad day? If you are not sure, keeping track will help you see patterns you never noticed before.
Sometimes with chronic illness bad days happen for no particular reason. But perhaps you can find something that you have the ability to manage. Changing that one thing can perhaps decrease the frequency and severity of the bad day.
A health journal can be an ally in tracking your ups and downs. You can create a diary on paper, or look for apps that fit your needs. Along with tracking the “what went wrongs” do not forget to note the “what went rights.” Remembering to mark those positives can help maintain perspective.
Treat Your Emotional Health, Not Just Your Physical Health
With chronic illness you more than likely have been prescribed medication (or several) to treat your physical health. You have maybe changed your routine, or added an activity in your life to help cope with your chronic illness. But have you added anything to help improve your mental health?
Sometimes people feel like we must hide our illness, or just “tough it out” but that can be extremely detrimental to your mental health. Along those same lines, mental health can be extremely detrimental to your physical health.
Take the time to acknowledge your emotions, so that you can deal with them in a healthy way. If you are unsure how to start, reach out to a professional to help guide you in your mental health journey.
Be Forgiving
Would you treat a friend badly because they had to cancel plans because of their chronic illness? I assume not. So why would you be down on yourself when you have to? Treat yourself how you would treat a good friend in the same situation.
Replace judgemental thoughts with love and forgiveness. When you catch yourself saying or thinking a negative thought, stop, and reframe the thought. For example, I find myself thinking “I’m so pathetic” quite often.
When I catch myself in those moments I stop, take a breath, and change that thought. “I may not have been able to open the jar, but I tried, and asked for help when I needed it. And for that, I am proud of myself.” This may seem difficult at first, but the more you practice, the easier it becomes. Eventually, you may even find yourself skipping the negative thought in the first place!
Spirits were high. One by one, co workers, friends, and my family were getting vaccinated. There were the range of reactions. Some people were incapacitated by their flu-like symptoms, and others felt almost nothing. But one thing that everyone had in common, is that the second dose was an intensified version of the first.
Regardless, we finally felt as if things were moving forward, towards an end to this devastating pandemic.
The first vaccine was administered indoors 😷 and precautions were taken seriously. Side effect was body pain, but luckily no fever, or feeling sick.
After my initial dose, the department of health informed me once the booster became available. The email came more quickly than I expected.
The Department of Health scheduled my appointment at the same location as the first shot. It was within the 28day range; I didn’t even have to do the math! Easy peasy. 👍
Saturday
Although it was the same location, the set up was different. It was a drive through, when the initial dose was administered indoors.
Drive through vaccine?! I thought, What an age we live in! 👏
Two separate lines of cars filtered through two tents, ending at 4 people administering the vaccine. It was much more relaxing, being in my own space, with the comfort of our SUV’s heated seats.
As we pulled up to get the shot, I immediately wished I had put more thought into how to get my arm in a place where she could access it.
In a quick decision I draped my arm out the window so it would be easier for her to get to. It was a terrible decision.
The angle of my arm left my muscle in an award position, and didn’t let it relax fully. She inserted the needle and it ripped through a bit of muscle. As the plunger was pushed, the liquid shot too deep and I could feel fibers of my muscle separating. I knew I was doomed for a long recovery for the arm pain.
It was not her fault at all. It was all me, because I didn’t plan ahead, or simpler yet, let her guide me.
A parking lot adjacent was the area for the 15 minute waiting period. A nurse gave us the batch lot number to fill in my vaccine information card. The other cars in the waiting area probably thought I was dancing the YMCA because I was trying to work my muscles, hoping it would make it feel less terrible the next day. 🕺
Sunday
04:30 am. Woke up with terrible whole body pain. The CBD cream wasn’t enough. It was time to bring out the heavy hitter: 200 mg of Ibuprofen. Laying down was terrible, but I could hardly hold up my own weight if I stood. The minutes crawled by as I waited for the IBU to kick in. When it did, I was able to fall back asleep.
My partner woke me up at 8 to take another pain reliever, and I immediately fell asleep on the couch. I woke up again just to go back to bed. A bit of food and maintaining the pain reliever schedule helped enough to be able to sit outside and enjoy the lovely day. I took a few more naps that day; my body was working too hard to expect any more from it.
Monday
02:30 a.m. The dog went out to pee and one of our neighborhood skunks was in our yard. After that adrenaline rush subsided, I realized that although I felt significantly better, my elbows, hips, and knees were still very sore. So much so that a Tylenol was needed to let me fall back asleep.
09:00 a.m. Thank goodness work started late today. The morning shower definitely took longer than usual just because my body was still not 💯. It was a staff meeting Monday, meaning zero physical exertion, just mental. Apparently that was too much. I had to turn my video off and lay on the couch and just listen to the meeting, twice. My boss knew I was struggling with the after effects of the vaccine, and has been so understanding to all of her staff as we struggle with our shots.
Tuesday
A bit of sore knees, hips, and elbows, but nothing tylenol couldn’t help. By the afternoon, I was giddy just because I felt like me again!
Overview
As expected, the symptoms were the same with the first dose, but with more intensity. Sticking to a pain reliever routine was greatly beneficial. I pushed fluids to help defend against possible fever.
Overall, I am very thankful for my opportunity to receive the vaccine. This is a small step towards a common, world goal. Being vaccinated has me daydreaming even more about what thing I am going to do when things get back to “normal.”
Have you gotten your COVID 19 vaccine first or second dose? Did you have a different reaction the first and second time? Let us know in the comments.
Phase 1a of implementation of vaccine is available to healthcare workers. This is a category that I happened to fall under. The following is my experience as a person living with uncontrolled, medication resistant epilepsy, and recommendations based upon that experience.
Consulting with my neurologist, he assured people with epilepsy who are receiving the vaccine are not experiencing any new/different side effects than those without the condition.
Fever, fatigue, and pain are triggers to my seizures and they are the most common side effects of the vaccine. My nurse requested that I monitor my temperature and any symptoms and report back. She asked if she could share my experience to others with epilepsy if they had questions. (Of course I said yes. That is the purpose of this blog: to share my experience in hopes it helps at least one person.)
We made a seizure action plan.
The vaccine appointment was scheduled as early in the day as possible. That way if any symptoms arose, or I had questions, I would have my primary care & neurologist available.
My partner was lucky enough to get the day of the vaccine (Friday) off of work so that he could monitor my well-being. Having fatigue be a concern, I appreciated having the weekend to be able to recover.
We also made sure we had a fresh refill of my rescue medication. It would be on standby in the event of increased seizure activity with the development of any side effects.
Although allergic reactions to the vaccine are rare, we had the epi pen at the ready. There are many medications that I have developed an allergy to, but no vaccines.
But when I say the allergic reactions are rare with the vaccine, I mean rare. Out of the 1.9 million people who got the Pfizer vaccine in December, only 21 people developed anaphylaxis. *
I kept in mind my “why”
It may have seemed like I had everything under control with all the planning, but sadly that was not the case. Sleep was difficult because of my anxiety. My ambivalence almost caused me to cancel the appointment. I second guessed myself on if it was safe with my epilepsy to get it in phase one. Expectation and anticipation of the unknown were the key to my misery (it always is).
Should I wait for more people to get it before I am willing to subject myself to this new thing? What is more frightening, the vaccine or COVID itself? (Answer: Getting COVID unprotected)
The day before the appointment, I had a breakthrough in clarity. I have a responsibility, to myself, to my family, to my friends, to the WORLD, to keep us all safe. Getting the vaccine would be my small contribution. Not everyday do I get to help save the word. 🌎
Thinking about it that way, helped me feel empowered, and thankful that I had the opportunity to receive the vaccine. It would be selfish of me to wait. Next, I had to help calm my anxiety.
I did research
Both vaccines are made from messenger RNA. This mRNA is a generic blueprint given to your body. You can imagine it works kind of like giving a mugshot to your immune system of the bad guy (COVID-19) it needs to protect your body from. Once your immune system recognizes that bad guy, if it interacts with it later, your immune system is prepared. Even though it’s genetic material, the vaccine itself does not alter your genes, and turn you into the next *insert you preferred genetically modified superhero here*. However, it does encourage your body to pump some new security codes into your system.
The beauty of using the mRNA method is that your body does the work to protect itself. Because of that, the vaccine can be produced much faster than other methods. For example, the flu shot viruses have to be grown in chicken eggs, then harvested, then deactivated, then purified. That all takes 6 months before ever getting close to you. And that method had been refined after decades of experience.
Moderna had an efficacy of 94.5% and Pfizer of 90% during phase 3 trials. ** Those efficacy numbers are outstanding. Comparing back to the flu shot, it usually only reduces risk about 60% (but there are many strands of flu we are working against).
Day of the vaccine 💉 (Friday)
Appointment time was 08:30. It was 31 farenheit and there were not enough portable heaters. Dallas, my medical alert dog, was shivering as if to shake the frost off his body. My co-worker was ahead of me in line. Just being able to wave goofily at each other was surprisingly comforting.
The line moved smoothly, and much more quickly than I was anticipating.My husband stayed with me in the line outside until I got inside with only 4 people ahead of me. The makeshift space was entered through an emergency exit door. A line of chair backs was used as a check in space. The normal check in window had make shift protection on the openings. I let out an audible giggle as to how awkward, but oddly efficient everything was.
The nurse giving the injection was so skilled that I didn’t feel the needle, only the pressure of of the fluid entering my body. I had to reassure nurse Crystal that I had my epi pen, rescue med, and inhaler. She emphasized the importance of staying the full 15 minutes for monitoring.
I noticed others leaving early. But it is important to be honest with reporting all symptoms and drugs (prescribed or otherwise) so healthcare providers can make suggestions to keep you safe. I stayed the full 15; I felt fine.
My goal for the day was to push fluids and monitor myself. A few hours later my arm started to feel sore, but no more than a flu shot does.
By the end of the night my arm was so sore it’s range of motion was at 80% it’s usual. The only irritation around the injection site was from the band-aid (and it wasn’t even a cool power ranger one 😞).
Day after the vaccine (Saturday)
I woke up feeling like I had climbed Everest the day before. My body was sore, my joints ached, there was no using my right arm. Sitting hurt, so I would stand. Standing hurt, so I would walk. Walking took so much effort that I would get tired and have to sit right back down. Fatigue is not a stranger to me, but that was different.
I didn’t want to use any pain reliever, especially a fever reducer. My body was working hard to help me against COVID-19, and there was no way I was going to interrupt that process by introducing other chemicals.
However, suffering wasn’t a requirement. Out came the CBD balm. If we could have drawn a bath of it, I would have dipped myself in. Every joint and muscle, and even the tender right arm was covered.
CBD is magic. By the end of the day I was able to do dishes with little pain (darn, didn’t have an excuse to avoid them anymore). We have no dishwashing machine, so I was able to scrub with vigor thanks to the CBD. 💪
Day 2 after vaccine (Sunday)
Woke up after quite a restful night. The tenderness in the vaccine arm was negligible; about as much as a flu shot. The fatigue I experienced was easily cared by having a relaxed, no chore Sunday. Overall, a darn good day even by my epilepsy standpoint!
Day 3 after vaccine (Monday)
My neuro nurse anticipated this would be the last day of any extra soreness or fatigue. Soreness only was noticed when squeezing my arm. There was some fatigue that seemed more than my usual. Being back at work in addition to the fatigue caused an increase in my seizure activity. Feeling so well the day before caused me to disregard the possibility of needing to take it easy. However, I considered myself in the clear from the possibility of detrimental side effects.
Now it is just a matter of waiting the 28 days for the booster!
Summary/ Recommendations
Consult with your physician about your health condition when considering the vaccine.
Having a specified seizure action plan helped with managing anxiety as well as preparing for the physical.
Keep in mind your reasons for getting the injection.
Extreme soreness was able to be controlled by topical pain creme.
No behavior/medication change besides extra intake of fluids.
Increased fatigue can be treated/managed in the same ways as you do with your normal amount of fatigue.
If working during the recovery days, allow yourself extra breaks, and don’t forget to monitor yourself.
Are you planning on getting vaccinated? Any questions on the experience that you would like to ask? Let us know in the comments.
As a reminder, I am not a certified medical professional. The above is not intended to be used in place of professional medical advice. You should always consult with your healthcare physician prior to making any medical decisions.
We all have said, and done things that we regret. We know we messed up. So how do we start the apology process? Sometimes it seems impossible.
If we break down the process into steps, and gather our emotions, it’s not.
Here are five ways to communicate that you are sorry, and have the other person feel your sincerity.
Express your regret or remorse. Something happened, and it didn’t turn out well. How do you feel about what happened? Were your actions something regretful? Do you feel utterly empty without the other party’s presence in your life? Be honest and open about how you feel about the result of what happened.
Explain what you think went wrong (without pointed phrases). Pointed phrases are statements that shift responsibility to the other party. They invalidate the other person’s feelings. An example of a pointed phrase is “I’m sorry that you were offended” or “I’m sorry, but you…” They have every right to feel what they feel, as do you. As much as you wouldn’t want them to dismiss your feelings, don’t dismiss theirs.
Request forgiveness and allow as much time as the other needs to process their emotions. Putting a time limit, or expressing an expected date of when the other person should forgive you, will most likely cause the other person to not want to even begin the forgiveness process.
Before composing: Give yourself time to be in a space where you feel ready and able to apologize. Being sincere is more important than rushing an apology. Emotions of remorse best translate in a face to face interaction. in times of COVID-19, that may not be an option, but consider a video visit. Likewise, just your voice can convey sincerity over the phone.
If you want to say sorry but feel like an in person or over the phone apology would cause more issues (ie. Interruptions, raised voices), a hand written one is better than none. No deed is too small if the relationship is worth restoring.
You are ready forgive/apologize, and move forward. How do you know the other party is ready? You won’t necessarily know. But don’t let assuming that the other party is not ready to forgive, hold you back from reaching out with an apology.
Do you feel like you need to apologize to someone? Are you going to use the tips above? Let us know, in the comments, how your apology was accepted (or denied).
My chronic illness causes constant fatigue. My body is battling itself from the inside, and it’s hard to deal with anything on the outside. Housework falls by the wayside; it is just too hard to make things happen. Everyday I got to see things getting piled up larger and larger, waiting for the time that I felt good enough to do something about it. And that time rarely comes.
One day I took a good long look at my house, and my life, and finally decided I needed to do something drastic to help me. What I ended up looking in to, was minimalism. At first I thought, “how ridiculous? I love the majority of my items in my home, I will never be able to part with them. I should just give up now.”
As I read, I found minimalism didn’t mean living with nothing, it meant living with less.
Research shows brain fatigue increases when it has to process more in an environment. Brain fatigue means body fatigue. Studies have found that clutter in a space raises cortisol levels. Cortisol is your stress hormone. Therefore clutter hits you with a double whammy, to your physical and mental health.
The more I thought about it, the more it started to look good for my epileptic brain. With things being simplified and reduced in my house, my brain would not need to use as much energy (because it really does not have any to spare).
So, this is where we started.
Chalk board reminder if our Keep It Conditions.
Set some guidelines to help you out with the decision making process of what to keep, donate, or trash. Actually write these down, so that you have something visual to reference. Our guidelines are:
Have I used this in the last year? Will I use it in the upcoming year?
Can it be replaced for less than or equal to $20? Can it be borrowed?
Would I purchase this item again?
Is this living out the purpose for which it was created? Or have I found a better use for this and it is currently doing its job?
Am I keeping it out of guilt?
if I had the opportunity, would I sell it in a yard sale?
My largest collection that sparks joy is my wardrobe. I love my clothing. I do not buy an item of clothing that will not create at least three complete outfits with the clothing items that I currently have. I am truly a curator. 💁🏽♀️
However, I do hold onto my items of clothing for decades. I’m not kidding, I have T-shirts that I wore in the 5th grade. (And yes they do still fit; I went through a very early growth spurt, and then never grew again.)
So some items of clothing are clearly made for a younger person, and I am holding on to them purely for selfish nostalgia. That is where those questions come in. “Could someone else use or love it more?”
Two bags of clothes ready for donation next to Al the avocado plant.
Most definitely, yes.
I feel better knowing that I’ve donated them and somebody else will wear and love them the way they should be loved.
The majority of my newer wardrobe has been left untouched, but a lot of other items have been donated, easing the stress of both me and the bar that holds my clothes!
Onion method is not called The Onion method because it’s stinky and makes you cry, it is because you focus on your house layer by layer. Start with the large items, or the items that you can easily identify that do not belong in that space.
Here are some items I found in my living room.
Left to right: Hair tie, Jack-o’-lantern necklace, mailbox key, kangaroo pencil, camera lense cover.
It is September, so that Halloween necklace has been out for almost a year. How embarrassing! 🤦🏽♀️ But it has a home in the Halloween decoration box in storage. The extra camera cover belongs in the camera bag, the pencil belongs in the office, the hair tie belongs in the bathroom, and the mailbox key belongs in the key bowl. And done! That’s five things already cleaned out of my living space! Small victory, but it feels pretty good.
Starting in the space where the smallest amount of work, makes the most visually impactful change, can be a great kickstarter. We donated a lot of clothes, but we don’t get to admire the closet like the clear space in the living room.
It is the room we hang out in the most as a family. Moving those 5 items made a clear open space that I can admire while the family spends time together. And this can be now more quality time because none of us are distracted by the mess that we are surrounded by.
The 15 minute rule. Limit yourself to 15 minutes at a time. Set a timer, and work consistently for that 15 minutes. If that is all you can manage for that day, it is absolutely fine, you did an amazing job.
Metallic Sandtimer – Not 15 mins.
In the beginning, that’s all I could manage. My body would get fatigued, or I just felt that I could not bring myself to do any more work. But I quickly found myself able to extend that 15 minutes. And not only physically I was able to, but I actually wanted to!
I’m not too sure if simplifying will help me as drastically as others. Regardless, I am sure that the benefits, no matter how small, would be worthwhile.
This is where we will start. I’ll give updates about this journey. I hope you are as excited as we, to find where this experiment brings us!
What is the level of clutter in your house? Do you have any tips on how to simplify that you find helpful? Let us know if you try any of the methods above, and how well it worked for you!
When I first heard this phrase, I quickly shrugged it off. It was a week of increased seizure activity, and that particular day was exceptionally challenging. Fatigue was causing my ability to move to almost be non-existent. My mood was so low I couldn’t fathom experiencing any other emotions.
However, my partner, being the wonderful support he is, never left my side. He continued to remind me that motion is emotion. He was trying to encourage me to move up and out of the dark place I was in.
Shifting our thinking when feeling negative, anxious, or depressed can be a daunting task. When it comes to shifting our mindset, we remember my partner’s advice: motion is emotion.
Consider Newton’s first law of motion is a perfect example. “An object at rest stays at rest..” But this doesn’t mean it will stay like that forever. To jumpstart that movement, start with the basics.
Stick to the basics. Have you moved your body? Have you felt the sunshine on your face? Have you brushed your teeth? Have you had a meal/snack? Have you taken a shower?
Yes, these might seem like little things. But, these little things inspire bigger things. How? Because they do matter. You may not be aware that they matter on most days. It is on that day that you feel your worst, that you can notice the biggest difference when you accomplish these little things.
If you want to change the world, or even if you want to change your own world, you must start at the basics. Initiate that forward motion. referring back to Newton’s first law, it also says “…An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force…”
Starting may be difficult, but continuing is easier. I promise; it’s physics. There may be times that an outside force (like seizures in my case) may slow, or halt your motion. But remember, motion is emotion.
If you have read it this far, I want to remind you that you are amazing. And you have the ability to take care of yourself and tend to the basics. You are worth it and your mental health is worth it.
And when you complete the basics, just know that I am proud of you. I am grateful I have you to come along this journey… Join me won’t you?
What movement helps you when you feel stuck? Share your ideas in the comments.
“Just focus on the good”. – Advice I’m sure you have heard before.
Kind of a hard thing to do right now in the world. All the scary and bad thoughts that can easily occupy your mind. Everything and everyone is focused on the Coronavirus how terribly it is affecting the world. So if everyone and everything is having you focus on the bad, how are you supposed to get your mind at ease, and off of this pandemic?
The simple answer: change of mindset.
The better answer: small steps can help in changing your mindset.
This will not happen overnight. This is something that takes practice, and dedication. Dedication to see the good. This does not take more than a few moments, and you don’t need any special equipment.
Right now change of mindset might seem like an overwhelming task. But all you need, is one. One good thing.
How do you find your good thing of the day?
First assess who you are, where you are, and what you have in this moment.
Is there someone in your life that is always your support? Have you accomplished something that maybe was a bummer doing, but you are proud that it’s done? Did someone say or do something that made you smile?
Even if you’re something good is simple as: I had good snuggle time with my dog today. That’s where I need you to start – smallest things. Overtime reflecting on your day it will get easier, and you will find more, or bigger good things. I promise.
Enlist the help of your family and friends to start getting in the habit reviewing your one good thing of the day.I practice at the end of every day with my husband. But as long as we have been practicing, even we found we forgot to think of our one good thing, once this virus stopped the world.
But being dedicated to our mental health, we picked it back up. Don’t let a slight lapse in practice discourage you. Just start again and let you one good thing of the day be that you are back focused on remembering your one good thing!
You’ve got this, friend. So go out there, and be prepared to start counting your good things!
Anything you can think of right now as your one good thing? Share it below in the comments.
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