The Importance Of Routines For My Mental Health

in Natural Medicine3 years ago (edited)

It's already Sunday, the weekends always pass by so fast, I guess that's just how it usually feels when I always seem to have long to-do lists for the weekends...It's hard for me to feel that I have any day completely off. I guess that's partly due to the fact that I have had quite a lot on my plate for quite some time, and partly because I create a lot of 'assignments' for myself. It's funny because my to-do lists have never been completely checked off, there's always something new showing up that I feel I need to add there, but a long time ago, I have accepted that's just how it is. It's the constant flow of life, right.

I'm a very organized and structured person and it just helps me a lot, also mentally, to write things down, things I need to keep track of, things I want to get done at some point, etc. It just calms my nervous system. It's like by writing it down, it gets a place somewhere and I don't have to store it in my head anymore. It frees up space for me.

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And well, yesterday it was time to continue to prepare my tax return. I still have some time, here in Sweden the deadline for filing is the 3rd of May. And I have already done some research since this is the first time I have some crypto trades to report. I just realized I could write a whole post about this, but let's not bore you with this. Let's just say I feel I need to stay on top of this and for the next year I'll probably have to hire someone since there will be way more transactions this year. Last year I was mostly just trying things out. I have discovered though that the regulation isn't very clear here in Sweden and I actually don't know anyone in Sweden who's into crypto. But since I'm good with numbers and a huge fan of Excel it brought me some satisfaction to dig into this. I just have a few more things to check and then I'm ready to file my tax return. I'll not be a last-minute panic thing.

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From my walk yesterday, lovely weather. Spring is arriving, slowly but surely.

But back to the main topic for this post, or at least the topic I intended to write about. The importance of routines for my mental health. It's very important for me to get outside every day, that's just a routine I have had for many years. To spend a whole day indoors just isn't good for me. I need the break, the mental shift that happens when I get outside, and the physical exercise of course is also very helpful. And for the weekends, my routine is to get out before lunch. That's just the structure I have and it works well for me. But that also means that I need to pull myself away from whatever I might be caught up in and take a break. And that didn't happen yesterday. I wanted to finish what I was doing (my taxes) and then it was way past my lunchtime. I just don't feel good eating if I haven't done any physical activity. But well, I was hungry and cooked myself some lunch, thinking I'll go outside afterward. Then I just felt so tired and decided to rest for a while instead. And then it just felt so hard to get up from the couch...I started to feel anxious, having negative thoughts, just wanted to watch Netflix for the rest of the day and forget about everything (i.e. escaping my emotions).

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But I told myself 'I can do this', I have the willpower to get outside and I want to move forward with my life. I don't want to get stuck in some Netflix haze. I also realized the anxiety was probably triggered by some massive resistance I'm experiencing at the moment when it comes to getting back into my self-pleasure practices. Because the plan, the structure for the day, that I had in my head, was to do a jade egg practice before dinner. And then I thought 'if I don't go outside then I don't have to do anything because the whole structure for the day just fell apart anyway'. But then I reminded myself why it's important for me to have a regular self-pleasure routine. I know it helps me in so many ways. I have had a period now when I haven't felt sexual at all, and that's pretty rare for me. I think it's due to the fact that I have struggled so much with my health over the last couple of months though. So I have accepted that. But well, my sexual energy is something I can cultivate and I also know it helps my overall health. And, next Tuesday I'll guide a client through a jade egg pleasure practice and I feel I need to be properly prepared. Practice what you preach, right.

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And this is from my walk today. Because today I took a break before lunch and got outside, back to my usual routine. 🙂

So, long story short, I got up and went outside for a long walk. Got back, did the jade egg practice, and ended up feeling so much better. Then I actually watched Netflix for two hours later in the evening but that was ok. By then I had already 'accomplished' what I planned for the day. Before falling asleep, I felt inspired and opened a book about cultivating your sexual energy (required reading for my training), that I had felt too exhausted to even look at for quite some time. And I ended up feeling so inspired. I felt a desire to get back into all of these practices and that in itself opened up so much inside of me. And this morning I had two lovely messages from two new matches that I actually found a bit interesting. Believe me, that's not a coincidence.

Thanks for reading 🙏

Love and blessings to you all 💚


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I loved everything you shared in this, you really have such a great level of self awareness and it is wonderful that you know what really helps you thrive. These steps are huge. I couldn't agree more about taking time for regular self pleasure, I just need to find that time for myself. Thank you for the reminder xxx
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Thank you @trucklife-family 🙂 I really appreciate reading that I have a great level of self-awareness. I take that as a huge compliment and was also great to have someone reflect back. I have come a long way. xx

 3 years ago  

You have, well done @mamrita, your journey is so inspiring, thank you for sharing it with us xxx

Es muy bueno tu post y las fotos se ven excelentes, tanto como la bahía donde están anclados los barcos, gracias por compartir.

Thank you 🙂 I don't understand Spanish but I translated your comment 🙂