I've almost never woken up in the morning being glad to be alive. Over the past few days, since talking with the counsellor, I've been making a deliberate effort to do three positive things which will make me feel positive about myself. It's not easy, as I always just want to turn over and pull the doona over my head and go back to sleep.
#1
Being here for Emma is an important reason for me to get up about 7am. Philip leaves at 7, having packed her school lunch. I wake her about 7:30 and she comes downstairs to have breakfast with me. I sent off her with an umbrella and rain poncho this morning, but she hadn't been gone two minutes when there was a very heavy downpour. I flew into the car, still in my pyjamas, and caught her along the way and delivered her to school.
#2
Exercise is always important. I swim here most days, and am shortly off to the Aquatic Centre do do aquarobics in the warm indoor pool. It's always worth the effort, even though it takes a bit of effort to get there.
#3
For me, intellectual stimulus is very important. After failing miserably in the Soul Beliefs quiz I did yesterday, I revised the notes and did it again, this time getting 93%. Wow! I was pretty pleased with myself!
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