BE AWARE AND MINDFUL OF YOU AND YOUR SURROUNDINGS! THESE ARE TWO AREAS TO CONSIDER.
1) YOUR ENVIRONMENT:
Family, Friends, Neighborhood, Workplace, etc. For me, this has been a big challenge. Being in situations that are not supportive for you may bring about: a lack of belonging, a drain on you emotionally, spiritually and physically and very little for your sense of identity which is THE BEST PART OF YOU.
There was a blog I wrote on “Developing The Young Athlete”. In that blog I mentioned; EDUCATION, getting and learning the best workouts for your body and support for your sport.used and fine-tuned. Being in Ballet for years I used Pilates to keep my body strong and fine-tuned. REST, the need throughout the day is significant. We need time to stop, look and feel something different, communicate with a friend, look at funny videos, etc. this breaks cycles to simply refresh. SLEEP, THE POWER OF SLEEP, without this or very little we cannot heal properly. CONNECTEDNESS/COMMUNICATION: Again I am using some thoughts from the previous blog,
“Developing The Young Athlete”. Connectedness is knowing and sensing (feeling) that you are valued and respected. Communication is sharing, being a little transparent with others. Having some of this in our place may provide trust, peace, safety, love and that you are valued. Actually therapist says even therapeutic.
2) COURAGE:
Develop and Changing Patterns OR simply taking another route this takes courage. Start at one thing at a time. Check-in in a few days and see what that experience is telling you. For example, you may feel anxious at first, perhaps thats because it’s new, different or just feels different. Perhaps its wrong, and that anxiety resulted because that route was just NOT right. Thats okay!!!! Its okay to try it on, check it out just be aware and mindful about your changes so you may find the better fit.
– AN INTERESTING STORY –
I had a female cat that showed up at my door. I took her in with all my other family of cats. Somehow she got singled out to get picked on by more than one cat. They would chase her away from food and even a litter box. She finally learned that the only time of assured peace was when the others were sleeping. Finally, when I had to work in another city we got an apartment and took her there. Within 6-9 months she was a changed cat. She knew she was safe, it was hers she got more attention and she just relaxed. She did not gulp her food and lost some weight, she walked more upright and confident and the itchy spot on her back went away probably from stress. All in a move another route and different patterns. Be Mindful and Observe. It’s okay to admit something seems out of balance. Be Aware of toxic: Examples control, power-hungry manipulative and like you “do not exist” tactics.
