Day 30: Bring on Joy

How much joy can one possibly fit into a day? Is there a limit? All I know is that the more I meditate, bury my toes in the grass, and fill my mind with positive thoughts, the better I feel, regardless of the specific circumstances of the day.

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • stood on on leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • cold shower
  • motivational video: https://youtu.be/iMtG561VG64
  • 35 minute easy treadmill hike
  • 25 minutes of strength training

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “Nothing can disturb my peace of mind today. There is no limit to the amount of joy I can experience.”
  • 4 minute meditation
  • 8 minutes of earthing
  • 5 minutes of stretching

Day 29: Excited and Focused

Taking the momentum from a good race and using it to fuel my fire forward…

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • stood on one leg, to activate glutes
  • cold shower
  • motivational video https://youtu.be/0cwtNOq_k4w
  • 35 minute easy spin bike ride

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “Good things will come to me today, and I will be grateful for them.”
  • 4 minute meditation
  • 8 minutes of earthing
  • 5 minutes of yoga/stretching

Day 18: Choose Your Thoughts

How do you want to feel today? The choice, in large part, is up to you, based on which thoughts get your attention. This is the message I’ll be reminding myself of all day today…

Morning stats

Yang/firing up:

Yin/cooling down;

  • morning mantra: “I find goodness everywhere I go.”
  • 3 minute meditation
  • 15 minutes of earthing
  • no social media until 10am

Excellent article on getting to know how to work with the thoughts in our head…

Love this quote!

Evening Update

  • One hour strength and mobility work with Higher Ground Athletics
  • 30 minutes of strength work at home, including 3 x 19 pushups (57 total)

Day 16: Going Strong

Morning stats

Yang/firing up

  • high-five in the mirror
  • cold shower
  • stood on one leg to activate glutes
  • motivational video https://youtu.be/ndZcH-Ze738
  • one hour run plus drills and strides
  • hour and a half strength/grip/core workout at Cerus Fitness, including 3 x 19, 19, 18 pushups (56 total)

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “I take bold action toward my goals today. Nothing will get in my way.”
  • 3 minute meditation
  • 10 minutes of earthing
  • 10 minute stretch

Day 15: It’s All About The Journey

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:

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “My body is rested and my mind is clear. Today is going to be a great day.”
  • 3 minute meditation
  • 20 minutes earthing
  • 10 minutes of foam rolling and stretching