Today my counselor and I talked about ways I nurture myself. And as we discussed the variety of ways I realized how grateful I am for the things I do that nurture me. They will be different than what nurtures you. We have a few of the same but overall what we do to take care of ourselves and who we are will differ because we are all so unique. For example, as we discussed I realized that something I do that actually nurtures me is doing my job well. When I can knock out a bunch of tasks and relieve my boss of some things on his plate then I feel like I have done something to take care of myself. That may sound crazy to you but to this chick who is Type A, wired for admin, and is task-oriented it is a form of nurturing to be able to do that. Other things that nurture me are my slippers, jasmine green tea, reading, watching Friends. And I'm grateful for the ways in which I am able to take care of myself so that I can take care of others. How about you? What nurturing do you practice so you are taken care of?
I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.
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