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Ten Minutes of Self-Care

12/12/2017

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I just spent an hour online, having logged on to look at knitting pattern for a project that I have in mind for Christmas. Somewhere along the way, I got side tracked into news articles, opinion pieces, social media exploits and who knows what else. I feel completely saturated with information that is completely unrelated to my day to day experience.

I feel disconnected from the here and now, and I notice an underlying current of anxiety for the state of the world. Malnourished polar bears, teen suicide risks, corrupt and amoral behaviors normalized - all of these things which I have no control over in any concrete way.


It has become an exercise in self-disempowerment. Saturated to the point of overwhelm, nothing feels fixable and hope feels lost.


I don’t recommend this as a way to start your day. In case you were wondering.


So, now, to clean up the mess of my current psychological state, I have some work to do. And it will go something like this:


  1. Take some deep breaths and invite my awareness to settle back into the present moment, into my body and into my compassionate heart.
  2. Ask myself to name three things I am appreciating in this moment.
  3. Ask myself to bring into my mind something I am grateful for.
  4. Allow that gratitude to wash over my being, taking away the sting of bitterness and ache of despair.
  5. Connect to the abiding light of my inner being. Let the light radiate outward into the world, offering healing and hope.
  6. Set an intention for the rest of the day.
  7. Make a mental note of three things I can do in the face of the adversity that felt paralyzing.
  8. Take another deep breath to lock it in.

That’s ten to fifteen minutes of self-care that is going to make all the difference in how I go through the rest of my day. Taking that time will have an impact on the choices I make and the conversations I have with myself, and it will have an impact on how I show up for other people.

As I write this, I see sunshine peeking out from behind the gray clouds of an otherwise rainy day. It may not last, but it is here in this moment. And I suddenly feel like there is nothing more I could ask for.


What would ten minutes of self-care look like for you today? What might be the impact on you? on others?
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