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3 small things I’m doing every day to keep rebuilding my life after so much grief and loss:
Sticking to my daily non-negotiables. These are things like doing a quick daily surface clean, taking my vitamins, and taking the dogs for a walk so I can get some sunshine.
Finding time for things I enjoy. I stopped working after dinner and am making it a non-negotiable time for a hobby. Sometimes it’s art. Sometimes it’s video games. Sometimes it’s knitting. But whatever it is, it needs to feed my soul, not check a box off my to-do list.
Fighting the lies my head likes to tell myself with the truth. One of the things that’s been hardest for me is embracing the parts of myself that I have been bullied, abused, and put down for. Instead, when those things pop up, I’m reminding myself that these aren’t shameful things - they’re just things that make me who I am. I actually took a big leap yesterday and bought myself a Legend of Zelda Master Sword replica because it made me happy. Two years ago, I would never have admitted that on the internet.
This process is long and messy, and I expect a lot more bumps along the way. But for the first time in years, I can feel the veil lifting and can see the inflammation leaving my body. And that’s worth celebrating.
