getting 1% healthier everyday
Hi all! I’m writing to you from a tree hammock that I set up in Pennypack 🙂
I just finished up doing my daily mile – today was hiking hills!
The park is so refreshing with all the plants and animals, the fresh air is unmatched.
I always leave feeling happy and inspired.
Whether it’s a hike in the park, doing some gardening, taking a walk around the block, deep breathing…
Spend time in your inner world. Nature.
When was the last time you created?
Building something out of nothing.
Finding a solution to a problem.
Doing art, organizing, writing, thinking.
Are you living day to day neglecting your creative muscle?
Or are you making the time to ponder and build?
When something bothers you, how do you deal with it?
Do you stomp your feet?
Do you accept without resistance?
Do you pop off at the first sign of opposition?
Or do you keep your reactions in line with your values?
Growing up, my mom taught me to express myself physically and verbally (the Philly attitude that we all know and love lol) but as I got older I realized that I can choose how I react… and my life changed forever.
I don’t get into altercations with others like I did before, things that used to bother me no longer have the same effect. My life is evolving for the better because my reactions are better.
I now take a second to breathe and think how I want to respond. I accept and do what I can in the moment. I try to see it from all sides. And I try to hold compassion and empathy forefront.
So how do you deal?
Hearing wind chimes, birds, lawn mowers.
Smelling fresh air, the flowers and greenery.
Seeing houses, cars, people, stores, streets, animals, plants.
Feeling my phone in my hand, champ’s leash on my arm, and socks on my feet. Also feeling grateful, a little hungry, sweaty, and inspired.
Tasting peppermint.
Thinking about the moment. Grounding myself in the now.
Ben Franklin implemented a values chart.
On the chart, he listed the habits he’d strive to do on the daily.
If he didn’t do a habit that day, he would make a small red x.
He started to see the habits that were easier than others to implement and adjusted accordingly.
The values chart is something to live up to however when we fail to do something, we have the opportunity to learn and grow.
And that’s the purpose of the values chart.
To lay out what we’d like to do, realize what we actually do / don’t do, and build a plan to bridge the gap.
The values chart isn’t about getting each day perfect, although that is the ultimate goal.
Where do you find yourself now?
Maybe in a park, at home, at work.
How are you feeling?
Content? Present?
Uneasy? Anxious?
Is there anything you can do to make the very best of this moment?
Like taking a deep breath, showing gratitude, feeling joy, being creative, smiling.
No matter what you’re going through…
You have the power to redirect your thinking.
You can think about what you’re grateful for.
You can think about peace and love.
You can think about ideas and concepts.
You can think about your own point of view.
When times get tough, let’s look inward and change the narrative.
We are home. We are happy.
We are out. We are happy.
Or we are home and we are miserable.
Or (and this is the hitter) we aren’t home and we’re still miserable.
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