Last week, I thought I had dropped my never-ending todo list and I was going to be a new woman dedicated to healing and appreciating every step of this journey.
But man was I wrong. I have to laugh at myself, because of course I wasn’t going to drop a lifetime of habits after a brain cancer diagnosis.
Of course, my todo list grew. Instead of meetings, presentations, budgets, funding strategies, I have Insurance, taxes, banking, account permissions, arranging consults, pre-op testing.
Ha! All my bad habits of getting isht done via “faster, Sovita, faster; efficiency, Sovita, efficiency.”
So this week I hit a wall and was stupid exhausted and frustrated and had to rest. And miracle of miracles, I am actually listening to myself and finding self-kindness.
Here are my new intentions and guidelines
In no particular order:
Deep belly breathes and meditation
Nutritious food
Limit the news, limit scrolling - they give me a hit of reaction, desire, anger, feeling, whatever. But they are drains, so not worth it
Very gentle movement and exercise. 1000 steps a day as a loose goal
Caring for my body - cleaning, scent, brushing my hair
Caring for my senses. Touch, smell, taste, vision, hearing
Writing Brain Cancer Journey
Appreciation - mention it in the moment. Seize the opportunity
Receive
Laugh at my own folly. Actually, just laugh
Compassion and self-compassion. The video below explains.
Read things I want to read, books mostly
If I can't concentrate just rest. Even 1 minute will help
This is all made possible because of my incredible husband Don. I’ll have to tell you about him in another post.
YESSSSSS!!!! I'd add a daily belly rub in that list too
Don is the best la!!!
YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!