What were our ins and outs?
remember the beginning of this year?
At the beginning of this year, I shared my ins and outs for the year and invited you to share yours. I promised I’d send your responses out on July 1st so that we could see how the ins and outs feel now halfway through the year.
It’s July 1st. How do you feel? Here are our ins and outs. How do they feel?
We usher in:
taking breaks
more mindful yoga (meaning not thinking about what I have to do after said yoga)
putting work down when my kids come in for whatever reason
peacefulness
acceptance
more time for writing and creativity
books
fun
love
prioritizing the intersection of health and happiness
getting my nails done whenever I need it (because I really do need it)
dancing for the love of it/taking class for fun
community
good sleep habits
feeling bold about my fashion sense and appearance
time in the snow
making stuff with my hands
neighborhood walks
loving with abandon
real rest time
writing
weaving
maintaining grounding routines
feeling capable
We lovingly release:
anger
frustration
rigidity
scarcity
excess weight
stress
red meat
Diet Coke
social media in large quantities
the urge to be perfect
negative self talk about my performance and choreography
soda multiple times a week
waiting to wash my hair to keep it "healthy" when washing my hair always, without a doubt, makes me feel better
the feeling that I HAVE to go to dance class JUST because I need to nail an audition or book a job
the hard-to-describe feeling that I have to be a certain way at a certain time depending on what I'm doing
bad sleep habits
negative self talk about my appearance
being indoors/in the dark all day
worrying about how it's all going to turn out
poking at my phone aimlessly
shame
doubting myself
feeling stuck