Hiking with a friend today. Still working on supporting connections that make me feel good. I tend to spend time mentally complaining about problematic relationships or searching for new ones to add. Meanwhile, relatively ignoring what's in front of me. It's something I need to remind myself regularly and put into action.
I say all this because I'm not in the mood to go this morning -- but I'll end up having a good time and being glad I did it (thanks, past me for planning this hike). I had a full-ish day yesterday and my inclination is to hibernate at home today.
Since the pandemic AND hormones AND back injury, I've gotten very used to pacing activities to the point where I've lost "doing" endurance. Not just doing WITH people, but I get blah very fast after social time. It's time to swing a little more center.
I want to "choose the bigger life" -- my motto from 2 years ago which basically means saying yes to the little things that add up to a bigger life. Still thinking about this year's motto and I might go back to this one. It embraces what I want in a way that instantly centers my decisions. I like the wildflower metaphor, but it doesn't evoke a strong enough feeling. No rules against repeats :) I still have a couple of months to ponder.
Rest of the day is lots of little house chores and appointment setting (rug cleaning, 11s injections, RX refill, HOA setup for the townhouse). Didn't get to any of that yesterday. I was tired after the run and lunch. We did shop for a bit after -- I found a green dress for the trip (pictures later).
Best get moving -- early hike. Later gators.
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