HAPPY SUNDAY!

OKAY, so a few blogs ago (pretty much a full moon ago is when I posted that one), I spoke about some of my goals for the new school year. This is something I like to do every year, as part of my reflecting period.

One of my goals was to try and consistently go on a morning walk with my coffee. I planned to do this because I want to try and be somewhat active right in the morning to start my day off right. And I love walking. And I love coffee. So it kinda works out perfectly. I tend to just wake up and go on my phone. Bad bad habit on my part, because my sleep pattern is inconsistent and going on my phone right away does not help my morning productivity.

In honour of the first week of school, I’ve tried my best to stay consistent with this morning walk, and I am here to talk about it.

Some may call it a ‘hot girl walk’. I mean, that was the tik tok trend and I feel like it continues to be the trending moment, which I have personally fallen into habit of saying. BUT, for wellness purposes, I like to call this era my mellow morning movement. I put on my most mellow playlist, and just walk. My first morning put into perspective how much I know I will enjoy this. I walked by the water near my house, and it was so so still. It was peaceful. It relieved some stress. Brought me a moment of pure joy.

These moments are magical. The pockets of peace that are unexpected yet necessary.

After being a welcome week leader rep, I gave a lot of advice, mostly about building wellness into your schedule at school. And after my week as a rep was over, I realized how I need to continue to do that in my everyday life. I love having a mini schedule, ideas of where I will be productive during the days, when my classes take place, but I also want to include wellness. Like this morning walk. Because trust me, it is very easy to forget about or push aside or believe you don’t need it.

Being on a constant 24/7 busy cycle that has me stressed out means I absolutely need to make space for wellness, because if I don’t, my body will take a toll. Sometimes I feel undeserving of taking time for myself. But one of my personal goals is to remind myself that I am deserving and that this isn’t just being lazy or unproductive, but taking time to do something I enjoy, for me. It is a habit to fall into the mindset that I need to busy all the time, doing school or work.

But life = enjoyment too.

Now, in time for honesty hour, I fell off track this week a little bit. The first week of school is hardcore, and I am learning that it may take a bit more time to get back into the groove of things. And mentally, it was getting a little tough this week. I think switching into work mode is a challenge. I know we want to just be free and have fun all the time, but actually now putting yourself in a mental state to do work… it becomes difficult.

Walking will get easier, the motivation will surface more and more, but with any new goal or challenge, it is hard to stay in place and keep it linear. GROWTH IS NOT LINEAR.

I want to start romanticizing growth more. Become more in tune with myself and my intentions. Encourage myself rather than discourage for small set backs.

I hope you are all doing well

 

STAY KIND:)

with love

grace <3