This week I had a reset but it was mentally instead of physically. Just like we need to listen to our body when we are training, we need to learn how to listen to our mind. Both our body and mind need times of rest and reset but we find time to reset physically while we tend to ignore our mental health.
There are many good ways to reset your mind. I tend to surround myself with things that I enjoy (reading, family, baking, more reading) but I am reactive instead of proactive. I wait until the stress is too high and then I deal with it instead of doing things daily. This time it took me three days and A LOT of baking to come back to a normal state and its been a long time since that occurred.
I don't want to be so reactive so I found a 30 Day Self Care Challenge which for the next month I am going to try to do something daily to become more proactive to promote my mental well being. Not all of the things on the list are really pertinent to me but I think I will try them anyways, I mean what will hurt to try something new, you never know what you may find. The one item on the list that I have dabbled in and haven't embraced it to the extent that it warrants is meditation and I am really looking forward to working on that this week.
I hope that by doing some daily mental health exercises with my physical exercises that I can go longer without requiring a full reset. Right now I know I have refueled my emotional tank as I am happy and excited about all aspects of my life. I also am aware that I need to keep it topped off so it doesn't run dry again.
KungFu is about both body and mind so I ask everyone to take a look at what you are doing to keep your mental tank full and make sure that you are replenishing it BEFORE it becomes a necessity.
See you on the mats!
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