Yeah so that's a thing, a 'To-Feel' list. I was like, 'but no really, what is that?'
We often start our week, or even every morning with a long to-do list that can sometimes cause us to feel all sorts of emotions from failure and despair to excitement and motivation. I was listening to my morning meditation and they started talking about writing out a list of the way you'd like to feel this week.
So let's say that you have a lot to do this week (more than usual right 😉) and some of it might be difficult, uncomfortable or just plain hard. So when you're going into these situations (whether that's a call with someone to have a conversation you don't really want to have but need to or the endless meetings that have suddenly appeared on your calendar) take a moment and write down what kind of feelings you might want to end this week on or focus on throughout.
For example, maybe you'd like to feel some peace among the balagan (Yiddish for a state of chaos and confusion😜), so find even just a few minutes to set yourself up with a meditation. Some people prefer a guided meditation (me me!🙋♀️) and others prefer to focus on their breathing or the sounds of nature around them. Take the time to bring yourself some peace and ground yourself in that feeling throughout the week.
My To-Feel list
Grounded
Happy
Calm
Excited
Joyful
Accomplished
What's a few things on your list for this week? I love to hear how other people are working through things 😀
💔My heart is heavy. I thought it was just me being a lazy piece of garbage. But I realized something while on my Peloton (#massiveblessing) not only do I never talk to myself in such harsh words (so why was I right now?) but I have been feeling the weight of everything happening in this world, it's not just me being lazy.
I normally find the positive in even the worst situations, even if the positive is ‘the sky is blue’ or ‘I own some nice clothing’ whatever it might be, but the end of this week just proved too much for my positivity to shine through.
I didn’t workout for two days, I didn’t sit at my desk (my desk for the last two days was my couch in a laying down position), and I didn't work on my business. I ate vegetables but not in any real intentional way. I couldn’t climb out of my hole. Now I know MANY people have it so much worse, hello look at what is going on right now and has been for so long, but I just couldn’t climb out.
So I wanted to share in case some others were feeling it too. If others couldn’t climb out of their holes even though we "should" be able to, we have so much to be grateful for and yet sometimes it still is hard. Normally diving into meditation, movement and cooking yummy nourishing meals brings me out, but that didn’t do it this week. I needed to sit still. So I laid down and let myself feel it all.
But today is a new day and so I got on that bike 🚴♀️ and I’m still fighting through the feelings, but I’m here and you can be too. What’s your one small thing today that you can do to help pull yourself out or something you did when you were feelin' all the feels?
🎇Hint: could be something like drink extra water, watch 9 episodes instead of 10 of that show you’ve been binge watching for the 15th time (oops 🤷🏻♀️), eat an extra vegetable-anything that starts your road back to feeling just a little bitter better💖
I normally find the positive in even the worst situations, even if the positive is ‘the sky is blue’ or ‘I own some nice clothing’ whatever it might be, but the end of this week just proved too much for my positivity to shine through.
I didn’t workout for two days, I didn’t sit at my desk (my desk for the last two days was my couch in a laying down position), and I didn't work on my business. I ate vegetables but not in any real intentional way. I couldn’t climb out of my hole. Now I know MANY people have it so much worse, hello look at what is going on right now and has been for so long, but I just couldn’t climb out.
So I wanted to share in case some others were feeling it too. If others couldn’t climb out of their holes even though we "should" be able to, we have so much to be grateful for and yet sometimes it still is hard. Normally diving into meditation, movement and cooking yummy nourishing meals brings me out, but that didn’t do it this week. I needed to sit still. So I laid down and let myself feel it all.
But today is a new day and so I got on that bike 🚴♀️ and I’m still fighting through the feelings, but I’m here and you can be too. What’s your one small thing today that you can do to help pull yourself out or something you did when you were feelin' all the feels?
🎇Hint: could be something like drink extra water, watch 9 episodes instead of 10 of that show you’ve been binge watching for the 15th time (oops 🤷🏻♀️), eat an extra vegetable-anything that starts your road back to feeling just a little bitter better💖
A beautiful state. Today I was blessed with a beautiful Tony Robbins training. I was very grateful I had gotten this invite but I was also thinking, 'oh it's a Monday that's going to be difficult, but okay fine, it's Tony, I'll do it.'
And boy am I glad I did.
Beautiful state. I didn't quite understand what this was, but it's living in a beautiful state of being, no matter what is going on. Tony brought in many people who had had immeasurable pain, from the oldest holocaust survivor who experiences joy everyday and did throughout her time in a concentration camp, to a 17 year old who had a disease that was supposed to kill him at 12, but didn't and the doctors' only explanation was his mindset. Suffering is a choice. Not necessarily what happens to you, as we can't always control that, but suffering through it, is our choice. Pain and suffering are two different things, pain could be something you're going through and suffering is if you stay in those negative emotions. When you start to feel an emotion, feel that emotion, and if it's a negative one or a worry or deep sadness, it's not that you don't feel it, but re-direct don't sit in it, find a positive emotion.
Has there been a time you've re-directed your thoughts to bring yourself out of suffering?
On Saturday during a business call one of my friend's pointed out that I used to do my Monday Monster posts every Monday and it had been awhile. Honestly, I let graduate work take over and haven't done one since. I was slightly annoyed at myself that I hadn't been showing up for people and sharing these Monday thoughts.
For a lot of us Monday can be a rough day, whether or not you like your job or have your own business and love it, there is often something about this day that can bring us down a bit.
Well today, I'm not letting that happen! (this will be the reoccurring theme for now with my Monday posts) I'm thinking the positive thoughts, meditating, journaling and focusing on hope. Hope for a better world, hope for this week to bring in positives and hope for people to find what they can control in their lives that brings them joy.
What's something that's bringing you joy or you feel as if you have control over this week? 😇
Thai Coconut Noodle Bowl
Last week Tim made this delicious noodle bowl for us with some great edits! This dish was flavorful, filling and pretty easy too! We've been blessed to not have too many shortages in terms of food at our Chicago Whole Foods so cooking more plant meals has been fun and exciting 🙂
Recipe:
Serves 1 (so Tim tripled it for his appetite level😉)
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp red chopped red onion
1/3 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
1 tsp Thai red curry paste (Tim created a version of a red curry paste that included cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper and bunches of turmeric)
1 tsp ginger (this called for fresh grated ginger but honestly we find if we buy this not only does it cost more $ but it often goes bad and is a pain to grate compared to just using Ginger vitality essential oil)
1 tsp tamari
1 cup of zucchini noodles
1 bag of stir fry veggies frozen
1 cup of vegetable broth
Basil (again we used Basil vitality essential oil because without fail every time I buy basil it goes bad and I really don't like food waste!)
Lime juice (and for the third time, we used Lime vitality essential oil because often you have to buy a bag of limes and they end of going bad too! plus the ease of tipping a bottle into a pot vs having to juice a lime I'll take any day)
Chop onion, add in coconut oil and frozen veggies to saute in the pot. Then add in zucchini noodles, veggie broth, coconut milk, curry paste, Tamari, essential oils and spices.
Enjoy!
Last week Tim made this delicious noodle bowl for us with some great edits! This dish was flavorful, filling and pretty easy too! We've been blessed to not have too many shortages in terms of food at our Chicago Whole Foods so cooking more plant meals has been fun and exciting 🙂
Recipe:
Serves 1 (so Tim tripled it for his appetite level😉)
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp red chopped red onion
1/3 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
1 tsp Thai red curry paste (Tim created a version of a red curry paste that included cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper and bunches of turmeric)
1 tsp ginger (this called for fresh grated ginger but honestly we find if we buy this not only does it cost more $ but it often goes bad and is a pain to grate compared to just using Ginger vitality essential oil)
1 tsp tamari
1 cup of zucchini noodles
1 bag of stir fry veggies frozen
1 cup of vegetable broth
Basil (again we used Basil vitality essential oil because without fail every time I buy basil it goes bad and I really don't like food waste!)
Lime juice (and for the third time, we used Lime vitality essential oil because often you have to buy a bag of limes and they end of going bad too! plus the ease of tipping a bottle into a pot vs having to juice a lime I'll take any day)
Chop onion, add in coconut oil and frozen veggies to saute in the pot. Then add in zucchini noodles, veggie broth, coconut milk, curry paste, Tamari, essential oils and spices.
Enjoy!
