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Post by jendela on Apr 27, 2015 7:02:34 GMT -5
Oh Dit, it is great to hear from you but so sorry to learn that you have been suffering in this way. Hoping that you are on the way to recovery. Oh, and I treated myself with kindness by making a time to catch up with a girlfriend next week.
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Post by momof3boys on Apr 28, 2015 9:34:14 GMT -5
Thanks to Dit for the reminder to take my vitamin! I took a hot shower today which is a big deal to let the hot water run on me for as long as I wanted! I'm usually very frugal with my hot water and shower rather quickly.
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Post by Dit on Apr 30, 2015 12:09:01 GMT -5
Nice momof3boys and Jendale.
I find we get so caught up in the have-to's that we forget that if we don't put our happiness on the list by being kind to ourselves that less and less will get done because we run out of energy.
So my act of kindness today is to have a cup of green tea and read the boards here to see how all of you are doing.
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Post by def6 on Apr 30, 2015 19:04:06 GMT -5
Hello Dit, I'm glad to see you back and recovering from your accident. Please try to get helpers to actually do the work that you need to do to move forward (if you possibly can) The most important thing is your complete recovery.
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Post by creativechaos on May 1, 2015 0:05:53 GMT -5
what a lovely thread! thank you for starting it, Dit. i hope you are recovering well from your accident; i' so sorry you were hit and i'm glad you got their license plate! i love reading about your healthy choices in eating, and reading about everyone's acts of self kindness. WTG everyone! my act of kindness this past week is that i have been making myself start taking regular Vitamin D because i was so low on it, and i think it is helping me sleep better, so i'm letting myself go to bed earlier and sleep more hours in a night. that has been good for my body and my soul.
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Post by Dit on May 1, 2015 9:00:10 GMT -5
Thanks def6 , I am getting better and now its more mental inertia that is also blocking me. I think I am emotionally stuck so I am trying to figure out how to motivate myself. My past methods are not working. My biggest issues is that I use to use ," things can't get any worse" as my motition but after years and years of things getting worse or just never letting up( long story) it feels like a lie. So I am working on new mantras as you can see, that are honest. I have lost my resilience and need to get it back. I been told I should write a book because my world is beyond belief when it comes to bad things happening you cannot control and its year after year of it. It weights you down when it been going on for most of your life. I can say on occasion I have created my own problems but it rare for me to do it as I hate drama. I do have one big self-created problem I need to fix taxes) and a house to dig out from and my health to get back. And help my youngest son get his life back as well. That is one of the reasons I started this thread. I keep having setback after setback , like the two car accidents a month apart ... you would of think I contributed but nope I was in a dead stop both times. The accidents set set off a spiral of issues that again need to be dealt with before we can start back up again and that is the frustration of it all to keep being set back over and over again. My doctor says I will find a way even if I have to hang upside down in an igloo because I put up the good fight for years but I am not so sure anymore. That is why I joined this group to get my resilience back. creativechaos I too need to do my D's thank you for reminding me I will be kind to myself and add them to my vitamins.
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Post by Dit on May 11, 2015 6:16:40 GMT -5
My first mission to myself is to treat myself with kindness because all I can hear in my head is a list of things I need to do a hundred yesterdays ago and the feeling of cold steel in my chest that comes every time I think about it.
So my act of kindness to my self is to repeat this quote to myself and to do one small act of starting to start to release this feeling of being trapped from my own inaction.
" It is not fear that stops you from doing the brave and true thing in your daily life. Rather, the problem is avoidance. You want to feel comfortable so you avoiding doing or saying anything that will evoke fear and other difficult emotions. Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run but, it will never make you less afraid. " Harriet Lerner - Dance of Anger
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Post by momof3boys on May 11, 2015 9:06:41 GMT -5
My first thought was I don't know, this sounds like too much! I bought myself some Magnesium tablets, and I'm going to wash my hair.
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Post by Dit on May 14, 2015 8:38:19 GMT -5
it can be overwhelming
my act of kindness today is to listen to brene brown today and make it to the end of my 4th day on the duke university diet.
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Post by chaos2 on May 14, 2015 10:29:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the reminder. It is helpful!
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Post by Dit on May 19, 2015 7:41:25 GMT -5
I am treating myself to a facial today to celebrate getting my one front garden done. How are you treating yourself with kindness today.
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Post by Dit on Jun 23, 2015 14:29:30 GMT -5
Ok , time to start with kindness again. I hope you been kind to yourselves while I was away.
I am going to buy rhubarb today to make rhubarb compote for the winter and pie for me and my son comes home from his school trip.
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Post by Emma on Jun 23, 2015 15:35:22 GMT -5
Lovely thread theme, thanks, Dit! Rhubarb compote sounds scrumptious. I was nice to myself today in two specific situations, in avoiding new clutter, and in not answering the phone. Mmmmm.
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Post by Dit on Jul 6, 2015 10:31:40 GMT -5
Good for you Emma.
MY act of kindness was to take my son on a mini vacation and visit a friend.
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Post by ohblondie on Jul 6, 2015 11:09:45 GMT -5
I took off some old peeling nail polish and put on a fresh coat last night. I also slathered some on my toes. Some actually got on the nails!!!! It is not a perfect mani-pedi but who cares? Not me!
In a few days I will have my daughter re-paint them for me.
I also put on matching lotion and body spray. MMMm - I smell good!
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