To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What about you? How are you currently getting your needs met? “ This question builds off of yesterday’s “what do you need to thrive?”. I’m immediately reflective as this touches on something I’ve been dancing around for a while. For the last couple of years, I’ve averaged about 3,000 steps a day which isn’t a whole lot. I quite frankly don’t give a mouse fart about the recommended 10,000 steps a day, but the point is that I haven’t been getting my needs met for a long time, but I’m starting to come to life again. For at least two years now, my life has consisted of a long series of Netflix binging and generally feeling like shit. The trip to Oregon last year definitely raised my spirits as it met my need for friends, adventure, and art.
My husband is currently training to run 100K this coming September, and while I’ve mentioned before that I have zero aspirations to do something like this myself, it is driving me to ask what I want for myself. I’ve starting planning trips again (like our upcoming adventure to Canada), and I’m reading a book every night before bed. I’m getting up and moving with friends (we’ve been SyncTubing dance workouts). I’m pulling out the art pieces we’ve picked up on old adventures that never got framed and hanging them on the walls. I’m finding resources for managing my ADHD. I’m finally paying attention to what my needs actually are and slowly building a life that makes me really happy again. Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What do you NEED to thrive?“ THINGS I NEED TO THRIVE (NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS ORDER):
To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. Why are you fantastic at what you do (work, being a mom, college student)? This prompt is in relationship to work and however I define my job which is tough for me. Every since I left the classroom in 2017 I’ve kind of been wandering aimlessly looking for something that fits. For the last 5 years I’ve been an administrative assistant, and I’m fantastic at it because I’m good with people. On the Clifton Strengths test, WOO (winning others over) is in my top 5. There are no strangers, only friends I haven’t met yet. Lots of them.
I’m also a problem solver, and while I enjoy the comfort of routine, I also relish a challenge and new experience. In the words of the immortal Vanilla Ice “If there’s a problem, yo I’ll solve it…” Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What is that one thing that you are excellent at? “ I am excellent at getting people excited. Even if they can’t (or don’t want to) meet my level of energy, my enthusiasm is contagious. I love spreading encouragement, helping others realize all the infinite possibilities in the universe. We can do anything we set our mind to, we can live full of joy, and we can live outside the box. Nobody gets to define happiness for us, we choose that all on our own.
Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What is one little thing you can add to your routine to make you feel REALLY GOOD about yourself?“ This might sound strange, but definitely lipstick. I don’t wear makeup all that often, but I’m a huge fan of color. I’ve got lipstick in practically every shade of the rainbow, and it always brightens my mood (kinda feel like I should do jazz hands after applying). Apply a little hot pink and I’m ready to carpe the hell out of the diem.
Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What is your go-to power confidence outfit?” Finally! An easy one. I absolutely love my slip on glitter shoes. They are entirely silver glitter, like a disco ball, except for the soles. Any outfit I wear is instantly transformed. I also love my maroon shirt from Tillamook Creamery in Tillamook, Oregon. To every else it is just a t-shirt, but to me it is the t-shirt I wore when I took an unplanned dip in the Pacific Ocean in September. We didn’t plan on going in the water since the water temperature was in the mid 50’s but I’m from Kansas and I hadn’t seen the ocean since I was seven. I waded in clear up to my chest and it was so cold I’m pretty sure I saw Jesus, but it was absolutely worth it. That shirt makes me remember I am brave.
Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What are some of the nicest things people told you about yourself? I caught a case of brain block as sometimes happens when I try to think positively about myself, so I got vulnerable and turned to my Facebook friends for a little help.
HERE’S SOME OF THE NICEST THINGS PEOPLE TOLD ME ABOUT MYSELF: “You Are very kind and funny!” “You are hilarious, gregarious, kind, tender hearted, loyal, loving, and adventurous.” “Outgoing and empathetic” “You are incredibly resilient.” “You see good in all people.” This exercise really warmed my heart. Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. What are five of your best physical qualities (yes, that flawless hair of yours counts)? Ok, I was wrong before, this prompt is now the hardest. I’ve had a really strained relationship with my body every since my hysterectomy back in 2018. I’m also in my forties now so my body is continuing to change in ways I wasn’t expecting (in my head I’m still in my twenties). I guess this is called a journaling challenge for a reason.
MY TOP 5 BEST PHYSICAL QUALITIES:
To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. How can you have more grace with yourself? “ This builds on yesterday’s question asking why I deserve grace. Today, I’m coming up with a concrete list of ways that I can actually demonstrate that grace to myself.
5 WAYS TO SHOW OURSELVES MORE GRACE:
To help me be more consistent and curb writers block, I’m doing the “30 Day Killer Journaling Challenge for Self Love and Self Discovery” created by Isabelle Dias. If you’d like to take the challenge yourself, click the link for a full list of prompts. Why do you deserve to treat yourself with more grace? Make a list of all the reasons.” This is probably the hardest prompt yet. I am incredibly hard on myself. I think a lot of people find it easier to extend grace to others rather than ourselves. I’m just watching the cursor blink on my ipad - make a list of all the reasons, but how do I even begin? I guess, I’ll start with because I give it to others. Am I not worthy of the same forgiveness and kindness? Maybe instead of a list, it’s time to remember a French commercial I stumbled upon a few years back where two actresses sat in a restaurant for coffee and said aloud to each other the negative things women said about themselves. It made everyone uncomfortable and patrons even stopped to say “Hey, you shouldn’t say such mean things to her.” At the end of the video it simply states, if you wouldn’t say it to someone else don’t say it to yourself. The way we speak to ourselves matters. I need to be reminded of this multiple times a day - sometimes it feels like hundreds. I do deserve the grace, the love and kindness that I extend to others. Let me try this, when I catch myself being mean and negative or too hard on myself, I should say out loud, “I am worthy of grace and I deserve kindness. I love myself as much as I love others.” Maybe we should all do this, as often as we can. Want to tackle this journaling challenge together? Come join us in Conk’s Community. |
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