Respond not react.
Easy to say, hard to do.
End of week thread about health and well-being amidst COVID coming in an hour.
Will recap most important principles from this week. Topics include physical and mental health.
Follow here if interested.
BEST DIET for IMMUNITY: one that involves whole foods where calories consumed matches energy burned.
BEST EXERCISE program for IMMUNITY: one that involves regular movement with appropriate rest. 3/
-Squats
-Push-ups
-Step-ups
-Lunges
-Planks
-Sit-ups
-Curls (full backpack)
-Jumping jacks
-Running in place
Hardest part is getting started. 4/
Schedule a time.
Have a place.
Prepare for resistance.
Eliminate digital distractions.
Lower the bar.
More @outsidemagazine. 5/ outsideonline.com/2411484/how-to…
The more space you can create to hold more feelings, the better. This is really hard to do!
The key: WHATEVER you are feeling is okay 6/
thegrowtheq.com/emotional-flex…
-Anniversary of sobriety
-Launch of big creative project
-Falling in love
-Birth of a baby
It's okay to be really sad right now:
-So much human suffering
-So many heroes stretched beyond the brink
You can be BOTH. 7/
The former does nothing to change the situation (or your mood). The latter does both. 8/
@EmEsfahaniSmith calls it "tragic optimism."
Even when things seem utterly meaningless if you keep going (so hard to do) that feeling can, and usually does, change too. 9/
nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opi…
Being physically distant does not mean being socially isolated. Keep connecting digitally. No, it's not the same as being in-person, but it's what we've got.
We are all mirrors reflecting onto each other. 10/
Lots of USE THIS TIME TO BE SUPER PRODUCTIVE, START NEW HOBBIES, AND ACCOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS going around.
Also lots of DON'T WORRY ABOUT DOING ANYTHING.
Truth: it's not either-or. Some days the former makes sense. Some days the latter.
Both okay. 11/
My therapist said it best: the best way to honor these people is to help when/where you can, and to LIVE your life NOW. 12/
-#StayHome
-Ignore "immunity" pseudoscience
-Move body
-Remember: mood follows action—just get started
-Whatever you are feeling is okay
-Think/talk/worry not same as doing something
-Keep connecting
-Help if you can
-Be kind to self
-Be kind to others
🙏♥️💪 (End)