Grateful for the Turkish netflix series THE GIFT. If you're not watching it what are you even doing? It's the only series worth watching, based on a novel written by someone who has a lot of real knowledge about history and archaeology, so although it's fictional, I'm forever noticing amazing details that are based in fact, and the topics are absolutely fascinating to me and hit me on a deep level.
Grateful for coffee as always. Grateful that I at least did a few yoga stretches upon waking. I've had some weird health issues for awhile and some brand new cellulite from two solid months of near total inactivity, so I am hoping that getting back to a morning yoga/mild exercise routine will help prevent a visit to the doctor.
So many people are suffering and I feel like I'm using all my strength to swim against the current to avoid going with that negative flow, or drowning. It's not easy. I have to periodically pick myself up and remind myself not to get so reliant on substances that help in the short term but weaken my internal resources over time. Reminding myself to return to consistent meditation and healthy routines, etc. And trying semi successfully to have intense boundaries with social media and news. The days I fail on the latter are also the days I self medicate from overwhelm from feeling everyone else's feelings. It's counterproductive to subject myself to things I'm powerless against.
I have remained pretty consistent about gratitude journaling, so I am grateful for that! Ha.
9:43 a.m. - 2021-06-19