I've been fairly good but have missed a couple of days but made up for it. Today (12th) I did 115 squats as I missed yesterday and I found it tough but felt so good after wards!!
That’s a huge wow! Well done from me … consistency is consistency .. sometimes life gets in the way but it’s how we get back consistent that matters! Well done Lisa 😍
I also find it really difficult to do nothing. I start one job and half way through that I get distracted and start another, so this helping me to concentrate on one thing at a time. It’s not easy 🤯🤯
It is so difficult Tina. It can feel literally phsyically painful to fully focus on one thing at a time. So be really kind and accept that this will take time to be able to do it. It is because everyone has been sold the lies and illusion of multi-tasking. It cannot and does not exsist. Which is why we are all so bloody tired!
This has been a real eye opener for me. I’ve realised if I am doing one thing at a time my mind is still thinking about the other things I need to do. I will persist.
Was doing well, squat challenge and everything then I have got the flu :( now it has been few days and it has put me off my path... I have noticed how lately being sick physically is affecting me also mentally in terms of low mood, foggy brain, negative thinking. I have lots of resistance in being still, rest and accepting I am not feeling great, which does not help the healing process I think!
I just want to say that is a really good observation though as its so difficult to just do nothing! How about you start from the beginning with squats and ask yourself the following questions 1) What is positive about thinking negative? 2) what do I need to do to allow myself to rest? 3) what does kindness mean to me? There will definitely be a positive to your brain for negative thinking - it mostly is to keep you safe but there may be something else :-)
I think I am using external events and habits to keep myself balanced, while I am lacking an internal compass at the moment so allowing myself to rest would mean staying with my thoughts which lately are not always positive. Interesting because I used to love my own company. Maybe I have to get in touch again with myself and accept what I am feeling/ thinking at the moment although is not great. That would mean being kind to myself instead of pushing myself to do things because I am afraid to sit still. I think the positive in the negative thinking is that my brain is trying to protect me in the sense that if I see things in a pessimistic way I will put myself out there less and so I will not get disappointed from life/ unplanned events ( following my brain logic) so basically my brain is trying to avoid pain creating negativity!
This is great insight! I would say connect with your body and ask it what it needs to be well. You also need to acknowledge the negatavity as the warning that it is. Thank your brain for bringing things to your notice then start to explore possibilities of what else may be on offer or could happen. Take it slowly, you have had a fair few shocks in the past few years so be kind to you and go slowly slowly :-)
That is so good though that you have awareness of where things are difficult! Changing brain pathways and synapses is not easy but consistency wins out!
I've been fairly good but have missed a couple of days but made up for it. Today (12th) I did 115 squats as I missed yesterday and I found it tough but felt so good after wards!!
That’s a huge wow! Well done from me … consistency is consistency .. sometimes life gets in the way but it’s how we get back consistent that matters! Well done Lisa 😍
I also find it really difficult to do nothing. I start one job and half way through that I get distracted and start another, so this helping me to concentrate on one thing at a time. It’s not easy 🤯🤯
It is so difficult Tina. It can feel literally phsyically painful to fully focus on one thing at a time. So be really kind and accept that this will take time to be able to do it. It is because everyone has been sold the lies and illusion of multi-tasking. It cannot and does not exsist. Which is why we are all so bloody tired!
This has been a real eye opener for me. I’ve realised if I am doing one thing at a time my mind is still thinking about the other things I need to do. I will persist.
Try the pause whenever you feel your mind wandering - it will help to refocus! You are doing so well!
Was doing well, squat challenge and everything then I have got the flu :( now it has been few days and it has put me off my path... I have noticed how lately being sick physically is affecting me also mentally in terms of low mood, foggy brain, negative thinking. I have lots of resistance in being still, rest and accepting I am not feeling great, which does not help the healing process I think!
I just want to say that is a really good observation though as its so difficult to just do nothing! How about you start from the beginning with squats and ask yourself the following questions 1) What is positive about thinking negative? 2) what do I need to do to allow myself to rest? 3) what does kindness mean to me? There will definitely be a positive to your brain for negative thinking - it mostly is to keep you safe but there may be something else :-)
I think I am using external events and habits to keep myself balanced, while I am lacking an internal compass at the moment so allowing myself to rest would mean staying with my thoughts which lately are not always positive. Interesting because I used to love my own company. Maybe I have to get in touch again with myself and accept what I am feeling/ thinking at the moment although is not great. That would mean being kind to myself instead of pushing myself to do things because I am afraid to sit still. I think the positive in the negative thinking is that my brain is trying to protect me in the sense that if I see things in a pessimistic way I will put myself out there less and so I will not get disappointed from life/ unplanned events ( following my brain logic) so basically my brain is trying to avoid pain creating negativity!
This is great insight! I would say connect with your body and ask it what it needs to be well. You also need to acknowledge the negatavity as the warning that it is. Thank your brain for bringing things to your notice then start to explore possibilities of what else may be on offer or could happen. Take it slowly, you have had a fair few shocks in the past few years so be kind to you and go slowly slowly :-)
(Sorry my spelling mistakes!!)
I really like the squats challenge! I am on it!
I have found and I al finding extremely difficult to PAUSE after each task! And actually appreciate the task I have done already.
I will carry on doing it because it does help to concentrate on the task.
I use timer to focus on it.
Honestly it’s so hard to change my way of doing things but I have started doing it so I am carry on.
That is so good though that you have awareness of where things are difficult! Changing brain pathways and synapses is not easy but consistency wins out!
Really proud of you :-)
I think thete has just been one day i forgot. But im keeping up with it. Will apply the thinking around why Im doing it too.
Is a good way to start the day
Completely agree... think of the blood flow to your brain whilst you are doing it! It is immense!