Today I noticed the wonderful fragrance of a tree in the yard of the house I’ve been dogsitting at for two weeks. I walk by it a few times a day but didn’t notice it until just now. Maybe it suddenly bloomed in full today, or maybe…just maybe…meditating consistently for the first time in my life is allowing me to be more present and notice “magic moments” more often. I wonder…
Morning stats
Yang/firing up:
high-five in the mirror
cold shower
stood one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
After a couple weeks of doing these new routines and habits, they are certainly starting to get easier to remember to do, and I can already start to feel the compounding positive benefits. Mondays are generally my day off from exercising, and I find my mind and body wanting to fill any potential extra time in my day today with more meditation, earthing, motivational speeches, etc., getting creative in how to add them into my day while still doing my normal duties (such as working with my remote personal training clients and doing laundry/work emails/child care, etc.) by inviting my kid to try meditating with me and by listening to a motivational speech while taking a shower.
Morning stats
Yang/firing up:
high-five in the mirror
stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
Grateful for my best mountain training run ever (16 miles with nearly 4,000 feet of elevation, in under 3 hours) yesterday, followed by an hour and a half run with hill sprints today. Sometimes setbacks help us appreciate how great things are when there aren’t any setbacks!
Morning stats
Yang/firing up:
high-five in the mirror
stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
morning mantra: “Today I take bold action to upgrade my life and raise my standards.”
5 min Hypervolt muscle massage session
forgot to meditate in the morning so I challenged myself to do a “moving meditation “ for 2 minutes while I ran, just focusing on my breath (it lasted about 15 seconds)
