Back to Self Challenge
It’s fall, and there is that crisp, fresh, anything is possible feeling in the air. Fall feels like a commitment to me – a threshold – a time when I feel an immense freedom and sense of choice.
At the same time I’ve just emerged from a busy summer full of health challenges. The back to school transition has been smooth, but still a big adjustment as we learn all over again how to do the routine. We still have a mountain of zucchini to preserve and haven’t even touched the apples yet. My work to-do list is daunting at best. Even with the new hours of freedom while the boys are at school, I find myself wondering how on earth to make time for it all.
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time for every purpose….
Hold on – a time for every purpose? I will admit that with everything going on this fall my normal tendency would be to put self-care on the back burner.
Something is different this year. My sense of fall overwhelm is overshadowed by the awareness that I cannot move forward in a healthy way with all of my commitments without first making a commitment to myself.
Thus… the 30 day Back to Self Challenge!
I challenge you do something every single day to nurture your own return to self.
Keep it simple & manageable – 15 minutes of reading a good novel, 5 minutes of morning yoga, or drinking enough water in a day.
I’ll be posting here regularly – on the blog & on facebook – with musings on my experience and the nature of commitment to self. Please join me!
What will you do for yourself today?
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My Back to Self Commitment:
I am beginning a 30 day Bikram Yoga (yes, the hot yoga!) challenge starting today. I look forward to seeing the ways in which it shapes my body, mind, heart & spirit over the month to come. Yes, I know, this is not representative of the words “simple & manageable” I used above – but I know it is absolutely necessary for my health right now, so I’m going for it!
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Sounds awesome Sarah! I’m committing to 30 dance/yoga/pilates classes in 30 days!
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