This week I got to have a great conversation with another friend from college, Emily, on the Pieces of Happiness podcast! She shared how she finds her happiness in relationships. Relationships come in many ways and many of them can bring happiness. Finding the right ones is what allows her to share her happiness with others. Check it out and maybe you can find some new ways to strengthen your relationships.
Make sure to listen on Spotify or through the podcast link!
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Before you go to bed, it’s so easy to say tomorrow I’m going to exercise, catch up on work, have some self-care time, finish my homework, cook dinner and talk with friends all while completing the usual job. Then the next day comes and all you did was get done the bare minimum. Does that sound familiar? It’s okay if you don’t get it all done. And by saying that, you need to truly tell yourself it’s okay to not do it all and believe it.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the things we didn’t do that were on the daily check list. For me, those things are often yoga or running. For you, maybe you didn’t clean all the dishes or finish an assignment. These things really can make a good day bad because we didn’t get them done. But we have to remember we didn’t and there’s nothing we can do about it. That’s just how it is so why focus on it when we can focus on the things we did do? Tomorrow is another day and maybe if we have time that can be first on the checklist. This past week has been like this! I felt like all the assignments came at once and this is just the beginning for the next three weeks to the end of the semester. I didn’t run or do yoga all week because of how stressed I was. I often found myself being upset that I didn’t do it or tuned in on the fact that now I’m behind on my marathon training plan or I didn’t get to stretch out. There are so many things that I could think about it, but the reality is I just didn’t do it and that is okay. I think that oftentimes people hang onto the things they didn’t do, and it can be frustrating but there is so much more that did happen. For example, I didn’t do yoga, but I made dinner with my roommate, or I didn’t run but I finished the assignment that was due the next day and now I don’t have to worry about it. This week was a cycle of that for me and I found myself constantly thinking “you should have ran” or “now I’m gaining weight” which are both things that I don’t need to be thinking because I took one week off of the entire year. It is okay. Although, I will add that I am ready to get back to it today and get back into the groove now that I am caught up with my homework. If this pattern stays around for a longer time, it’s totally okay to reach out for help. In fact, I actually talked to someone about it this week and she reminded me that it is really okay. It is still so important to remember to rest and not forget about that aspect of the day. Rest is important too. Some weeks rest might just be a little less and that’s okay too. I thought I would share this because it is so easy for your own mind to tell you that you “should have done this” or you “didn’t do this,” but there is so much that you did do. I know for one you woke up this morning and you’re reading this blog! That’s something that you did, and you did it for you. Tune into those things that you DID complete because focusing on the things that you didn’t will just make the day harder. It’s okay and I’m proud of you. |
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