Happy Monday! What a great weekend. Saturday, I worked on a community garden, went for a run, went contra dancing and then to a party for more dancing! While I didn’t get a lot of sleep, I had fun. Gardening+dancing=best exercise EVER! Especially contra. I didn’t realize how physically active it was, but after a few dances I was sweating quite a bit.
Photo: Sean Green
Then, last night, I cooked several Oh She Glows recipes with friends for a community dinner: red quinoa black bean salad and itty bitty carrot cake cookies. We also had garlic bread with earth balance and a huge salad with baby greens, apples, and other goodies. It was deliciously successful.
And on to a new feature, which I’m going to call Pit Stop Mondays on my pilgrimage to health. Based loosely on the happiness project, I plan to chronicle mini, one week endeavors intended to improve my emotional, physical, and spiritual health. They’ll serve as check-in points along the route. I have several in mind, involving finances, gratitude, activity, nutrition, and spiritual nourishment. I’m excited!
First on the agenda this week: No negative self talk or comparison to other people, including the person I once was. I talked about this in my last post , and this week I am making a conscientious effort and refusing to compare myself. It’s been difficult all day. Now that I’m more aware of it, I notice how often I do compare myself with other people–it is an almost hourly occurance. Instead of being critical of those aspects of myself I don’t like, I use every temptation to compare to remind myself that I am beautiful and unique, and my body is healthy and strong.
How do you bite self-criticism in the butt? What did you do this past weekend for your health?
Sounds (and looks) like a great weekend! The dishes you made sound just lovely too! This weekend was a family weekend – filled with sunshine and sports! A usual weekend (which I just love!) 🙂
How wonderful! Being away at school I definitely miss those family weekends–I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I love the ‘Pit Stop Monday’ idea Michaela! Can’t wait for the coming weeks :). And I love the Oh She Glows blog. The dishes you made look delicious!
Over the weekend I did a 10km run which was a challenge for students in health care professional programs. It had been a while since I had done that distance so there was a lot of internal struggle and ‘self-talk’ through the whole thing but it ended up being one of the best runs I had!
I’m excited for the coming weeks as well! I’ve been brainstorming a lot, and implementing them will be exciting.
That’s so awesome about your run! I’d like to start racing, myself–it’d be good to have a goal length+date to work towards.
Wow. You look amazing in the pics. And your skin literally glows. Looks like the spring cleaning is taking effect. Or it might just be me! 🙂
Looking forward to the updates.
Wow, thanks!! I guess I haven’t completely noticed it, but I’m glad you have 🙂 it must be the spring cleaning–I feel light and energetic! Hope you’re reaping the same benefits!
Unfortunately, I have not been able to completely follow through my plan. Though I’m avoiding stuffing myself, I am not exactly eating healthy. 😦
Hey, every positive step is a step in the right direction! Encourage yourself with what you’ve down well (even make a list!) and the positive benefits, and it will help you continue on that path.
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I fight self-critism by exposing it to the air. It dissipates.
What a great idea! I know my good, dear, constructive friends would never let some of the comments I speak internally exist.
They have no defense against it 🙂 Great post.
It sounds like you had a great weekend and I love your last paragraph! I fight with the same thing
everday and sometimes it’s just nice to now that you are not alone! And thanks for liking my
Big Girl, Big Mouth posting! 🙂
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