Do this and elevate your life!
/I recently filmed one of my segments for Alimenta Tu Alma on Al Dia. As always the segment is in Spanish, but here’s a translation of what I spoke about to our dear audience.
This past summer I found myself short tempered and irritable. My family was in the midst of a move while I was entering my second trimester of pregnancy. Finding a new home, packing, unpacking, and everything else that entails moving was taking up almost all of our spare time. In the midst of the experience I found my energy was low, and this was causing me to show up in life in ways that I did not want to.
This has happened to me before and I know exactly what to do…I have to elevate my energy so I can elevate my life!
So how does one do that? Take action! Start doing an activity that will elevate your energy. The best thing to do is to have a list of things that bring you incredible joy handy. I keep mine on my phone. Whenever I am angry, anxious, glum, etc. I can easily scan this list and choose an activity that is doable for me wherever I am. Here are some of the things on my list:
- Seeing a good movie (either at the movie theater or on Netflix)
- Watching one of my favorite TV shows (Barefoot Contessa or Anthony Bourdain here I come!)
- Cleaning out my closet
- Having lunch with a friend
- Exercising
- Spending time on Pinterest
- Reading the food section on the NYTimes
- Going on a walk
Some of these I can do immediately, some might be a phone call away, others require a bit of planning. That’s all OK. The important thing is to have this list handy so you can get into action immediately. As soon as you go into action, you will start elevating your energy. As soon as you start elevating your energy, you elevate your life.
So here’s the deal: When your energy is low, you will not want to motivate to do the above activities. That’s why you need to have your list easily available. It will help you find light and hope in the midst of your mood. My questions for you are as follows:
- Do you love yourself enough to take the time to identify what these activities are in your life? Just come up with a few right now, as you are reading this article. Maybe just 3-5. Type them into your phone. Right now.
- Do you love yourself enough to perform these activities? Just one baby step of doing this will change your life in that moment. Do you care enough about yourself to do that? Sometimes we want to sit in our pain and throw ourselves a pity party. Play the victim role and blame everyone in our lives for our situation. It’s the easy thing to do. I challenge you to love yourself more than that to fall into that trap. You deserve a better way of living.
What are some of the activities that elevate your energy? We would love to hear from you, so please share them here! You will give us some great ideas that we can incorporate into our own lives. Either way, I would love to hear from you, so please leave any comments or questions below. If you enjoyed this post, share it with your friends and family!
Lots of love,
Judith