Full is uncomfortable.
A full stomach. A full auditorium. Full schedule.
It leaves little breathing room. You know the feeling.
It’s when all the little things you do everyday add up until you feel like a zero.
You don’t feel that good at anything – writing, motherhood, career, marriage, school. Even though you know that’s not entirely true, it still feels that way, sometimes.
Matt left a comment here on reversing that feeling. He said:
I learned from a Tony Robbins book to make a list of things that will empower you and make you feel better no matter what.
Heck yes I want to make a list.
So that’s exactly what I did tonight in my new monogrammed notebook.
How about you? How do you give yourself permission to feel awesome?
Here are some ideas:
Go for a run. Push it.
Take a bath.
Sip the best bedtime tea in the universe.
Listen to music from when you were a teenager.
Eat licorice.
Stretch.
Read a chapter from your favorite book.
Read this poem.
Read this funny walrus thing.
Clean up, organize, label something.
What’s on your list? Written in a book or just in your head, just now, I’m not picky …
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Great list! I’d add taking a walk in the woods, sitting near a stream, bustn’ a groove to top 40, lying on the beach or just outside on a sunny day.
clicked over from serene journey – great blog!
@ Wonder woman – all those things sound SO good right now. Thanks for stopping by – love your blog name, btw.