Hello, hello!
Here we are at Day 3!
How have you been doing with the plan to make some space for yourself over the past two days?
Don’t worry if it has been tricky to find wiggle room – we can just keep practicing. 🙂
Before we get into the exercise and meditation suggestions for today, let’s do another small step on the Weekend Fun Plan.
Yesterday, you picked some small, fun thing that you wanted to do on the weekend.
(You didn’t get a chance to pick something? Well, I’ve got some good news for you – this is not a test and it is not a timed exercise. You can pick something now!)
So, once you have your fun thing picked out, let’s figure out a time when you are most likely to be able to do it.
What is your time like on the weekend? Do you have scheduled activities? Do you have to work around other people and/or other people’s activities? Is your activity time-based? (For example: Making yourself a fancy lunch will usually have to happen at lunch time and walking around to look at holiday lights will usually be more fun after dark.) What kind of energy will you need for your fun thing? (For example: You can journal for a few minutes before bed but that’s not an ideal time to do an intense workout.)
You don’t have to address every possible aspect here, just get a rough idea of the best timing for your fun and make note of it on your calendar/schedule/post-it note/mental map.
Look at us taking care of ourselves in advance! Go Team Us!
Meanwhile, let’s also take care of ourselves today.
Please remember that I am not insisting that you must do these videos – they are just a suggestion to save you the hassle of trying to find videos for yourselves. Please do whatever *you* want to do that will help your day feel a bit more spacious.
First up, we have a video from MadFit called ‘5 MIN MIDDAY ENERGY BOOST (A workout for when you feel like taking a nap)‘ Normally, my strongly pro-nap stance would be against anything that prevents you from taking a nap but I grudgingly admit that naps are not *always* the solution and sometimes some movement can help you feel almost as good as a nap.
And our meditation suggestion for today is ‘5 Minute Meditation Music to Focus Your Mind’ from 5 Minutes By Great Meditation. Lately, I have especially enjoyed meditation tracks that are just music and I really liked this one today.
No matter how much (or how little) space you make for yourself today, I wish you ease and some peace of mind.
Your well-being is at least as important as anything else on your list and you deserve your own attention.
💚