What is this season bringing forward for you?
I absolutely LOVE the fall season; however, winter is not for me. As it gets colder, I loose the craving to be outside and in nature which has a drastic impact on my mental health. Knowing the impact of getting out of the house with my mental health, I am creating a challenge for myself. This winter I am going to commit to walking the dog every day Monday through Friday. Since I have a big backyard, walking the dog is not a normal habit for me but to hold myself accountable this is something I can do with the pup - Maggie.
My hope is for this to inspire you to take action in supporting your mental health during the transition of seasons and as the year is coming to an end.
Reflection questions:
How are you going to set yourself up for success in the winter season?
What are your intentions in December?
How are you going to lean into gratitude?
What would be a challenge you can give yourself?
I was coaching with a client and something that came up was the idea of "Do December", which I thought was an amazing concept. After coaching, I could not get that out of my brain so I began to expand on it myself... What can I do this December that would set me up for a intentional January since it would be the beginning of a new year?
That is what brought me to challenging myself with walking daily, even if it is just for five minute, which is an activity that support the body and mind. The next thing I decided was to paint at least once a week, which is a mindful activity. The last and final thing I decided to challenge myself with is to go back to therapy...
I had been in and out of therapy for years in search of finding a therapist that would be for me. I had a good friend of mine recommend a therapist that matched my energy, and I am very excited for this to begin. Even thought therapy has become something that is triggering for me, I am working on building a healthy relationship with it again. I am working on showing up regardless of fear and to embody the person I want to be.
I want to challenge you to show up for yourself by doing the things you told yourself that you wanted to.
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