Self Care Sunday

i practiced yoga today and even did a headstand. i was sick for 3 weeks after the new year. it was good to get back into it. but i still had a melt down trying to prepare for a conference this week.

my normal parents collective partner mombert expressed concern that self-care isn't just about health / body but also about taking care of the mind. i agree. tonight in the middle of my melt down to which i allowed him to enter when he skyped me, he stopped me and asked me to just stop what i was doing and turn off the lights and either look at the screen with this image on it and said to breathe, focus on the breath, i reluctantly followed along, reluctantly because i already had practiced yoga today and was still, but i still took this moment since i was pretty much out of my mind with i can'ts i'll never etc. mombert told me to put all those negative thoughts into a box, put each one in a box and shelve it for later. and i kept doing that visualizing all these thoughts of giving up and putting them in boxes and leaving them as just thoughts.