Ways I Self-Explore

Hello guys! I bet you weren't expecting to see me back so soon and truth be told, I wasn't planning to make a post, but some things happened. For a brief life update, my husband and I got delayed in moving in to our new house and it got pushed back to this weekend instead of last weekend which kind of sucks, but it was out of our hands so now we're just being optimistic about getting to move in this week. Then I was given today off surprisingly so I took the opportunity to do a short post and to reiterate that the next couple of weeks (after we finally move in) might be quiet for me.

As I've pointed out a few times, it's a little bit easier to catch me on YouTube now more than Blogger, but I like to keep my writing active as well. So, today we're going to be exploring my self-exploration techniques. I find it very important to perform all kinds of self-health activities because I truly believe that if you don't take care of yourself physically and mentally, then you won't be able to appreciate anything.

As you guys probably know by now, I love exercising so that's a good way to take care of the physical and mental aspects at the same time, but self-exploration is a little different than just self-health. It's about looking back at where you've been, where you're at, and where you want to be at. It's a form of self-help because focusing on these parts of your life help you prepare mentally for what comes next, but sometimes focusing on the here and the now doesn't help bring peace of mind. I'm a big worrier over things and using these little techniques to self-explore help me calm down and stay focused in trying times. Here are a few tips that work for me and may work for you:

1. Keep a journal/diary. I know this might seem rather childish, but trust me, it's good practice even when you are an adult. I have always had a journal, for as long as I can remember and I honestly can't tell you the last time I sat through and actually read anything I wrote, but just writing it down helps ease my worries. Getting words on paper is always a good strategy for dealing with whatever is going on with your life at the time. Other things I would suggest that's similar to this are: writing down your dreams in a notebook, writing your fears down then shredding the paper, and writing your dreams down on a piece of paper before putting the paper in a bottle and throwing it out to sea.

2. TALK. I am so grateful that I have a husband who is very easy to talk to and eager to hear about my life because I couldn't be in a relationship with someone who didn't let me express my feelings all the time. But if you have a good friend, a mom, a dad, a sibling, a teacher, etc., anyone that you talk to about things then don't hold back how you feel. Talking is a lot like writing because it helps you get things off your chest and you have someone you can ask advice from. Don't ever feel like you have to deal with things alone. Some other things similar to this: blogging how you feel and reading any comments you get from your readers, making a vlog (video log) and sharing it to people, and getting your hair or nails done and confiding in the person that's performing the job.

3. Closing your eyes and breathing. Meditation isn't just about sitting in the floor with your legs crossed and humming some weird mantra. Meditation is whatever you want it to be. I personally love meditating, but I like to just take a few minutes to myself in the morning or after a work out where I either sit or lay down and just close my eyes and breathe. In meditating, you're typically supposed to clear your mind and focus only on breathing. And that's definitely a great self-health tactic, but I can almost never clear my mind completely. Meditating is a great way for me to focus on things though without feeling stressed out about everything else. I love meditating because it helps me focus on one idea, draw inspiration and creativity, or even just focus on the little things I need to get done today. Similar things I like to do besides mediate are: listen to music in the car, drive around aimlessly, stare at works of art.

I hope you guys enjoyed reading this and maybe took some mental notes on what might work for you. I wanted to keep today's post rather short, but also informative because generally all I do is ramble about myself. I hope you guys are having a great start to your week though and I will keep you guys posted on the moving situation! Bye for now.