Embrace 2020 13/365: the things that serve me

Do you wake up anxious on Mondays? I have realized that I lack a middle gear; I'm either full on working intensely or totally relaxed. And given that dichotomy, Mondays are a challenge for me.

So, intentionally, this morning the very first thing on my to-do list was Day 8 of Yoga with Adriene. As I mentioned the other week, I am doing her 30-day challenge, just not in a row (hence, Day 8 on Day 13). Well, thanks universe, because Day 8 was HEAL, in which there was a lot of talk about letting go of things that don't serve you and inhaling and exhaling (embracing!) love.

It made me realize how mental/emotional the things that aren't serving me this Monday are...STRESS as I look at my to-do list and e-mail, ANXIETY as meetings crowd out open windows on my calendar, FRUSTRATION that I probably won't finish a project I wanted to finish this week, FEAR that my kids will feel neglected, DISCOMFORT because OMG day 2 of my period is the worst, AGGRAVATION that some uncomfortable relationship stuff is needling around the edges of my mind.

This is all super normal, but really, none of this serves me.

So I'm taking a moment to encourage you to let go of the things that do not serve you and embrace the things that do. For me, right now, that's...CHOOSING to work at home today -- a choice that allows me to take a really HOT SHOWER, get dressed in my COMFIEST, SNUGGLIEST CLOTHING, crank up my SPACE HEATER, drink the delicious KALE SMOOTHIE I just made, take DEEP BREATHS, REDIRECTING MY MIND to think about loving relationships when the aggravating ones needle my mind, APPRECIATE that my body is doing a good job, TRUST that my kids know I am here for them, and TACKLE each to-do list item, knowing that I will get done what I will get done and it's probably more than enough.