Mid-Week Wellness Questions
Hello friends!
For this week’s wellness Wednesday, I wanted to do an honest self reflection and also provide you with some questions to check in on your mental wellbeing. It is sooooo easy to get caught up in the busy nature of life (even these days!) and forget to check in with the way you’re really feeling deep down.
I LOVE to be busy and with a sense of urgency. I work best under pressure and have always packed my schedule to the brim. But when things slow down, I actually start to panic because I don’t know what to do with myself. The things I’ve been putting off for a long time come to the surface. It is an unhealthy and vicious cycle. This is something I’m working on and that the pandemic has given me the chance to really lean into.
Recently, I’ve held myself to starting every morning with JUST TWENTY MINUTES minimum of EITHER yoga, meditation, or journaling. Forcing myself to be present and take time for myself before diving into this busy life. I really admire people that wake up super early and do all of those things, LIKE HOW!! But, I’ve found that setting small goals to hold myself accountable to is much more realistic (and feels a hell of a lot better than setting too large of goals and not attaining them.)
I wasn’t as present on social last week and skipped wellness Wednesday because frankly, I was feeling pretty low. I want to share this because as I was feeling this way, I seemed to be seeing and hearing a lot of people in a similar boat. As you know, I am always trying to focus on the good, practice gratitude and the things that I am very lucky to have...what the positive outcome could be in every situation. But we’re only human and sometimes that can get clouded.
Last week, I had a series of 3-4 days where I just could not pull myself out of the slump. I spent most of the week trying to put my thoughts on paper, overthinking, worrying, crying, etc. I then had my sister come into town and the days got away from me so I never got around to posting anything at all. This is a common side effect of depressive episodes for me is a feeling of being paralyzed and not able to do anything at all.
I am in a much better place this week, mostly because I took the time to read into why I was feeling so down (and a nice weekend with my sisters.) I used to shy away from these feelings and brush them under the rug, but there is no way to grow without reading into where they are coming from. I want to share this because I want to be part of a movement that is there for others struggling and normalizing these emotions... the ultimate reason behind I started doing Wellness Wednesdays. What a bizarre and extra challenging time we have all been facing. Covid aside, life can be incredibly challenging on its own. Give yourself some grace if you’re having this kind of week, because there is always a new day and discovery on the other side.
With that, I wanted to share five questions to ask yourself for a mid-week wellness check in inspired by Greg McKeown. I like the idea of doing a Wednesday check in, rather than a Sunday or end of week reflection because then you still have a chance to turn a hard week around or maintain the good flow you’re in.
What is something you’re putting time into this week that’s not serving you?
What is something that you’re not giving enough attention to?
What is something you’re grateful for that happened this week?
How are you feeling challenged right now?
What is one goal you’d like to set for yourself before the week is up?
I hope you’ll find some clarity, happiness, or motivation in this practice. Leave a comment below or DM me on Instagram if you found this useful ❤️