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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 foster closer relationships with your biggest cheerleaders? “ I need to stay in touch better. It’s easy to get disconnected when our lives are so busy and hectic. Things like remembering birthdays, scheduling one on one time, and even sending snail mail help foster connection and make people feel appreciated. I do call my mom every day on my way to work, and I have on going chats in messenger and discord with my friend group. This all definitely helps us feel closer.
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. Who are your biggest cheerleaders?“ I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have so many cheerleaders - people who have my back no matter what: my mom, my husband, amazing friends. I’m very proud of the support group that I have cultivated and hope that they in turn see me as their biggest cheerleaders.
I have to mention here, if you ever find yourself at a loss for answering this question or feel like you lack people in your corner, know that you absolutely deserve to have them. We all need people who lift us up instead of tearing us down. The world can be a shitty enough place as is. Look for the people who will stand in the bleachers and scream for you at the top of their lungs no matter how silly they look (that’s your tribe). 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. List the most influential relationships in your life right now. How do they make you feel about yourself? What is healthy about those relationships? What is not healthy about them? “ The most influential relationships in my life right now are my husband, my WGB group, and my online DND group.
My husband is a great partner and I’m fortunate that we are both invested in maintaining open communication and healthy boundaries. We talk about pretty much everything, enjoy traveling together, and hanging out, but we also feel comfortable doing our own thing. I can go on vacation to Oregon for a week with my friends, and while we miss each other by the end, he has no qualms with my going and enjoys a little healthy time apart. I feel like our relationship is very healthy as we are open with each other. When we argue or fight, it is short lived because we circle back around with clearer heads and discuss our feelings and needs. My WGB group is comprised of four other women I graduated high school with over twenty years ago. We have been through just about everything you can imagine together and I can’t imagine life without them. We get together at least twice a year and have a running messenger chat where we keep in touch almost daily. I feel like I can share pretty much anything with them and feel infinitely supported. These women aren’t really just friends anymore, they’re family and I’ll always be grateful for their love. My online DND group is comprised of people from California, Canada, and a few people who live just across town. They remind me all the time of a meme I once saw about how it’s mind boggling to realize that you have not yet met all the people you will love in your lifetime. We’ve been meeting for about two years now and my life is richer for knowing all of them, even the ones I’ve never met in person (which will someday be remedied by my love of travel). They offer me perspective and teach me about setting healthy boundaries, respecting one another, and sharing feelings - an unspoken need is a need that can’t be met. 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 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. |
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