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I am doing a bit of an audit of my life because being in a pandemic gives you enough time to think about your life and what it was and what you want it to be going forward. I realised that I wanted my future normal to look different to my pre-pandemic normal.
A thread of examples.
I made a list of things that make me deeply and genuinely happy and realised that I don't make make them as much of a priority as I should, especially considering HOW happy they make me.
I made a list of things that make me deeply and genuinely happy and realised that I don't make make them as much of a priority as I should, especially considering HOW happy they make me.
An example of this for me is I never go away but one of my favourite things is walking into your accommodation and seeing the bed, bath, decor, view, etc. It makes me so excited. Have realised that I don't need to plan a big getaway to feel that. I can do 1 night away.
Putting more focus into longer lasting happiness rather than a quick up and down. Example for me is shopping. I enjoy it, it makes me happy, new things make me happy, but only for a short while. Once I've worn something it loses the appeal. So stop shopping to fill a gap.
I went on an unfollow/muting spree and was ruthless. There are some people's content who I absolutely LOVE but they are not nice people which got to me so I unfollowed. I muted/unfollowed people who don't offer value or who stir up any sort of negative emotions in me.
As we go through different stages in our lives different things appeal to us so we need to update social media feeds/reading material/etc accordingly. Considering how much time we spend online we need to curate it as much as we curate our actual lives.
Your circle of people should add value in some way or another. They need to be giving as much as they are taking. If they are toxic, are draining you, are not good for your mental health then you do something about it. Whether that is tell them how you're feeling or cut ties.
Work on the relationships that are good. Take a moment of gratitude and then show your appreciation. Someone calling themselves a friend verse actually being a friend is a major difference so you need to separate the 2 and treasure the latter.
Speak up more. When you're not okay, say it. When you're unhappy about something, say it.
