It’d just be nice to remember what makes me feel whole before starting the day.
I’ve started meeting a pocket notebook on me at all times trying to reverse how often I reach for my phone generally but it’s a lot easier said than done! When I do think of it I try to write three things I’m grateful for before doing anything else.
Apr 20, 2024
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I'd hesitate to recommend this, because it can sound callous and glib. But it was suggested to me awhile back by a homeless friend—a guy who has lived most of his adult years as an alcoholic, spent decades on the streets, experiences pain in his body every single day, was repeatedly abused as a child.
He offered it as a way to reorient himself when he just wants to end it all.
It's a practice that I do often now too. Actually I need to do it today right now before I do anything else.
Writing a list of things we're thankful for doesn't change anything or deliver us from abuse or toxicity, but it can help us see clearly. In the process of making that list, the next good healthy step may reveal itself.
Nov 12, 2024
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i think recognizing what brings up certain feelings is incredibly important in addressing them - how can we fix something if we don’t know how it starts?
i realized That it was my morning and night routines that were causing me the most stress and messing with that peace that i wanted to achieve. for starters, phone in the morning will always stress me out and bring up thoughts that were unnecessary to starting my day. i let myself think for about 15 minutes (if i was good at meditation, id probably do that. But im not so I don’t force Myself) and then if need be I go on my phone for only necessary things. same thing with night routine.
i try to journal and get my thoughts out before That Hour happens and i start to overthink about everything I’ve ever done. so i can be prepared and think logically about things That might disrupt my peace i worked hard for during the day. laying out my thoughts on paper sometimes even makes them seem a little silly after the fact. and being able to name specifically what is wrong will always make my issues feel more tangible and therefore have tangible solutions that will, thus, bring us some more peace
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nothing wrong with thoughtful self reflection and asking yourself sharpening questions
but it becomes unproductive when you slip into a downward spiral of self-lament
so sometimes you need to jolt yourself out of it
Being Thankful is a great way to do that
(On that gratutide list be sure to include some stuff about yourself that you are thankful for)
May 13, 2025
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