Well hello there! It’s been a minute. Let me explain: life. That is all. While nothing majorly exciting has been going on, life has been happening every damn day, so that’s a thing.
I’ve been feeling overly apathetic lately about a lot of things: writer’s block (hence the lack of recent blog posts), the very slow pace of my coaching business, feeling un-inspired and under-stimulated in my current day job. I’ve pretty much just been laying low. It’s a bit of a trickle-effect: apathy in one area tends to trigger apathy elsewhere.
On the other hand, I suppose there has also been a LOT of things happening that I haven’t really thought about until now. Let’s see: parents visiting for a month, taking 2 college courses to upgrade my skills, building a new deck (mostly supervising the building of the new deck), summer adventures to BBQ’s and festivals, working with students both at work as a preceptor and outside of work in a mentorship program, seeking all sorts of therapies for my own wellness, preparing for Caribana, researching and prepping for more inspiring work opportunities, thinking about how I’m going to complete my Mindfulness without Borders certification, driving an hour each way to attend a 1-hour fitness class, and keeping up with my own regular workout routine. Sheesh I guess I have been up to a lot! It’s interesting how one might think they are not doing much in life until they sit down and take an inventory.
That being said, my general sense of apathy has been affecting my ability to do some other things I really enjoy. What I’ve noticed is when I’m understimulated at work, I’m much less likely to get things done. I feel like I’ve got SO much time to get to a task, so I put it off until I have to do it. The worst bi-product of all of that is that I’m filling my time with mindless scrolling, which really affects my brain in terms of ability to focus, concentrate, delay gratification and remain present.
Looks like it’s really time to walk my talk. I promote wellness and contentment and mindfulness with my entire being. While I know I’m still doing lots of things to improve my own wellness, there are a lot of things I haven’t been accountable for. Regular mindfulness practice is one of those things. Actively engaging in life (and walking away from that damn screen) is another. Waking up early to enjoy the morning peacefulness and take my dog Maple for a nice walk is something I’ve been putting off until later in the day. Dedicating my time to a worthy cause - one which makes me feel appreciated, honoured and like a contributing member of a workplace is another thing. I have been working on this last one by spending a lot of time trying to manifest something that is the right fit. I’m at the point now where I’ve released and am waiting for the Universe to come through. But I know the way I spend my days is not helping this cause.
A couple of the observations I’ve made lately are as follows: I feel most authentically like myself when my body is lean and strong. Movement is my medicine. I’ve been doing well with keeping up my activity levels while also listening to my body’s cues. I also feel so incredibly happy after I’ve done a Socacize class. This is the one I mentioned above, whereby I drive one hour and eleven minutes to be exact, to take a one hour class, then turn around and drive another hour and eleven minutes to get back home. And you know what? It’s totally worth it! I can’t think of a better way to spend my Sunday mornings, knowing how great I feel afterwards. I’ve even made a great connection with the instructor who I think is just a wonderful human being!
But what’s even better than that? Actually taking the plunge to get certified to teach that class and bring it here to London. It’s been about 8 or 9 years since I’ve taught fitness, but in the past year, I’ve really felt the pull to get back into it. I have some specific classes that I want to get trained to teach, and Socacize is one of them. Last year with my sports injury, it was not the right time, but now it is. Taking this training is part of walking my talk: feeling good about my choices, spending my time in a worthwhile way, doing something that makes me happy, inspiring others, and helping others feel good about themselves!
What things could you be doing to walk your talk? What things are you not doing now that your soul has been whispering for you to do? What needs to change?
And so it is.
If you need some help walking your talk, or working on your wellness plan, please contact me to see how we can work together. Because together, we rise.