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Here are some easy weekend date ideas. I hope these are helpful!
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Here are some ideas to start a daily routine! What I recommend is starting by writing down everything you have to get done every day, followed by what youd like to accomplish.

Next, figure out when you have the most energy (for me, it's morning). Make sure it's a balance of chores and also restful/restorative ideas like reading, naps, exercise.

I'll post my routine in the comments!
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And then, we will all Keep Doing This VITAL, easy, short practice.

One of the many things I learned from the “Resilience Skills” University online course I took that I keep teaching you about here only in this group is that Resilience Needs Mindfulness.

And, 1 of the first things to learn about Mindfulness is how to practice conscious breathing and why.

Mindfulness conscious breathing exercise to practice daily 3 or 4 times—
In/Out: This is the first practice on Conscious Breathing:

breathe in (a good, deep inhale), and say or think “I know that I am breathing in”,
breathe out (a longer, full exhale), and say or think “I know that I am breathing out”

After a while of practicing this, you can shorten the cue words to saying or thinking simply “In” on the Inhale, and “Out” on the Exhale.

“When we continue to practice like this, something wonderful happens—-we stop the thinking.
This is already a miracle happening because when we think too much, we are not truly ourselves. But this way, our mind and our body becomes aligned/in the same place; instead of our body here but our mind is elsewhere— in the past or in the future.

If we practice breathing in and out with some concentration, we attain what is called the oneness of body and mind.
The body and mind are unified and you begin to be there truly yourself.

When you are not really there, you cannot see things clearly and deeply. You miss everything, everything seems to you not clear, vague.”

Running to the future or going back to the past- you miss life, that is only here in the present moment.

Breathing in and out consciously is how to get back to the present moment.

What you are looking for —joy, inner peace, freedom …is all in the present moment.

If you feel agitated and not solid, vulnerable, breakable — then you practice this in order to get solid again:

Practice sitting in a stable position and practice breathing in and out. Saying “breathing in, I see myself as a mountain, breathing out I feel solid.

From time to time, a very strong emotion overwhelms us. That emotion could be anger or despair or fear. And when we are overwhelmed by a strong emotion we feel very vulnerable, like we may die, But we are more than our emotions. We are more solid than we think. And therefore, practicing being solid like a mountain is very helpful.

Source: Thich Nhat Hahn’s The Art of Mindful Living (read by the great man himself on YouTube — I am always so calmed by his voice even.)

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In the beginning of 2024, I made myself buckle down and stick to a morning routine & a night routine during the week. It helped my depression/mental health SO much better (but the adventurous side of me gets bored, so on the weekend, I change it up). It's been a total game changer for me and I want to know .... Do you have a routine? Do you want to add one in to see if it helps you feel better? Let us know in the comments below! 👇
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I changed meds last fall and was feeling so much better. Back to working and keeping house. The holidays and a 2nd job were hard but .... then had disagreement with husband that put me back in the old pit of depression. 2 days ago. Just coming out. SO DISAPPOINTED. Facing the reality this is a lifelong disease and I have to work on it regularly. Ugh. 😪 I feel very alone and would really like some friends here.

Also I had beat a xanax addiction but I'm back on it now. Frustrating!!
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Every weekend, my plan is to share date ideas. Going on weekly or monthly dates is really important for a relationship - even if they are free, close to home or at home! The idea is that spending intentional time together without distractions is important to keep the connection strong!
Which date idea would you like to try? I really want to go on a snowy hike! 🙃❄️
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