Hey Team!
This is my second last Tuesday post of 2024 and since next week’s post is going to be about looking forward, this post is going to be about looking back.
Today, I’d like to invite you to give yourself the gift of recognition.
I’m hoping you can look back at the past year and notice how far you’ve come.
I’d also like you to celebrate all of the things you have done AND the things you decided not to do (or not to keep doing.)
It would be especially cool if you made an actual list – in your notebook, on your phone, in a conversation with friends, saying it aloud to yourself, or whatever makes sense to you.
The list can include teeny things and huge things and everything in between.
IT ALL COUNTS.
Maybe you added a few extra minutes on to your walk.
Maybe you changed how you track your exercise.
Maybe you decided that a particular exercise isn’t really your thing and freed yourself up to try something else.
Maybe you did some really long hikes or started running.
Maybe you have meditated more often or got into the habit of drinking more water.
Maybe you figured out how to find some more calm amidst stressful times at work.
Your big fitness wins and your tiny mindful moments are all good parts of your year.
They all result from the work you have put in to shape your life the way you want it to be.
I think that’s worth celebrating.
And since this is a gift-giving/celebrating time of year, giving yourself the gift of recognizing your own efforts is a very seasonal thing to do.
I am so proud of you and I am so impressed by all of your hard work.
Go Team!
And, as always, here’s a gold star in honour of your efforts –
Please keep being kind to yourself. 💚
