Always Forward, Never Back

As the week comes to an end, my excitement grows for the weeks to come.

Moving forward from a difficult situation is never easy. Personally, for me, moving forward from comfort is harder. This month, I challenge myself to do both.

I am fortunate to be able to work for a company that allowed me to take off the time that I needed in order to grieve and come to terms with my new situation. I allowed myself to feel every emotion that came my way - I allowed myself to disconnect from everything and just live in that moment. By doing so, the reality of my new situation became clearer each day.

As I move forward from this experience, and slowly fall back to my routine, I realized - I should also be moving forward from this "routine comfort". I mean, I did tell myself it's now on me to be better prepared for the next time. How can I ensure it won't be the same, if my routine stays the same?

Comfort, for me, is my safe space. Where I am comfortable, is where I feel safest. But as the saying goes, there comes a time where we need to step out of our comfort zone.

So, I will do just that. There may be days where I've done nothing different, and that's okay. The pressure to change your situation is often correlated with the idea that a big change needs to occur, however, baby steps count as well!

Each day I try to implement, or keep doing, something small but new that was not a part of the daily routine throughout this year. Below are some things I've done lately to switch up my normal, minimal, comfortable routine - most of which are self-care related, but I feel has brought me more inner peace.

1. Praying, meditating, and expressing my gratitude each morning when I wake up.

2. Actively trying to stay on my simple skincare routine.

3. Working on this blog.

4. Cleaning up daily (even just a little bit, as before I'd let it pile on until "cleaning day").

5. Watching a video or doing a bit of research to learn something new.

6. Praying at night before going to bed.

Without change, there is no change.

Until next post - sending love and light, always.

XO