The past month has been a roller coaster ride for me. I have discovered first hand, that life really will just happen sometimes and there are hard choices to be made throughout. My routines have changed somewhat and I have found it tougher to keep them going so I stepped back and really took a look at what else counts.
I am writing more. I am taking stock of my progress in all facets of life and ensuring I keep my head in the game. Doing the same, either with a journal for all aspects (including your wild imagination) or even with just an exercise or diet log to track those sides of life is great. Take time to preview and review and credit yourself with victories and choices big and small.
I am stretching more. I have been putting in hours at the family farm (which counts as resistance training most days!) and setting aside time to stretch and balance myself. Without a good balance of high intensity and lower intensity work (and stress) the body is on constant catabolic or 'breakdown' mode so making this time is essential.
I am listening more. I am trying to recognize my stress and not feed it but balance it. I am watching what I eat and what it does, listening to my pulse and what it tells me and calming it all down with good slow food and slow movement like strolls, stretching, T'ai Chi and Yoga when I need it.
Write, stretch, listen, think and read. Whether reading your own words or someone else's, get your mind moving with your body and ask questions to stay on course.
It all counts.