absolutely. Every summer I get it into my head that during my time off I'm going to do xyz then I don't. Hindsight is 2020 (< pun not intended I swear) but I also think you can do those things without a pandemic. No point beating yourself up now. It was an unprecedented time. It's easy to say now that you should have done xyz. Also if it helps at all, I try not to live my life with "should have's" and live my life with "wants". I'm disappointed if I want to do those things and don't. Often things you "should" do aren't always things you want to do.Slightly aside : Anyone else feel regret over not having achieved more , in terms of self-improvement, during lockdown? I made only a half-a$$Ed effort and really regret not making more of the enforced time at home. I should have read more books, done more creating, lost more weight, improved my cooking-skills and more. Sigh....
Let me tell you about my experience, after decade working after university i got married and... pregnant before covid started and decided to be a stay at home mom. Few months after delivery i was still 30 pounds over my pre pregnamcy weight. I spent first half of 2021 gping out for walks, cooking healthier (husband works from home so lots of cooking!), doing yoga, listening to podcasts. Now that i reached pre pregnancy weight, and confirmed and make sure that i can keep it witth light activity, i have relaxed a lot now im learning to bake variety of breads which has been such a great experience and keeps me active, experimeng and learning. Always looking for better and more practical (mom of a 14month old) ways to dress and educate myself within my positibilities at home. After i feel ive learned enough baking im sure ill come up with something, maybe painting or gardening when the time comes or mew home project. Never in my live i thought id ever ever make bread haha! But defitinely always trying to learn something just like i do in this forum.Slightly aside : Anyone else feel regret over not having achieved more , in terms of self-improvement, during lockdown? I made only a half-a$$Ed effort and really regret not making more of the enforced time at home. I should have read more books, done more creating, lost more weight, improved my cooking-skills and more. Sigh....
Me too. I began with eating better, but I ended up going back to the old habitsSlightly aside : Anyone else feel regret over not having achieved more , in terms of self-improvement, during lockdown? I made only a half-a$$Ed effort and really regret not making more of the enforced time at home. I should have read more books, done more creating, lost more weight, improved my cooking-skills and more. Sigh....
i 100% agree with this. It’s a bit like when you go to therapy. You start talking about your issues and you don’t realise it’s helping but then suddenly a situation will come up and you’ll handle it completely differently and then you’re like “oh wow that is really working”Me too. I began with eating better, but I ended up going back to the old habits.
However, I managed to get out of my comfort zone for a bit and volunteered for an NGO in order to enhance my curriculum, which helped me land my current job.
Sometimes, our improvement path goes in different ways and that's okay. Keep going one step at a time and everything will be fine.
Yes yoga from youtube: Gayatri Yoga (specifically her most popular video Power Yoga)its challenging but with patience and practice got to learn the most advanced positions.@1001 others are you trying to meditate?
@Eiannelli did you do yoga from YouTube and if so can you tell us who did you follow?
I started following this guy and often you can find list of nasty food in his comments so I don't watch whole video . @aliciaaaa Do you have any recommendations on nutrition? @Sadies any recommendations on food .Here we have a lot of new members not related to previous topic
A lot of people thought that they would have tons of free time during lockdown, but it wasn't like that at all. When teleworking I tend to do longer hours than in the office. So don't beat yourself up! Plus, life is really hectic nowadays, you need to get some rest once in a while.Slightly aside : Anyone else feel regret over not having achieved more , in terms of self-improvement, during lockdown? I made only a half-a$$Ed effort and really regret not making more of the enforced time at home. I should have read more books, done more creating, lost more weight, improved my cooking-skills and more. Sigh....
While I'm not a professional or studying to be one like @aliciaaaa (ty for the wonderful exercise tips) I want to add my two cents. I have the same issues as I'm working from home. Even with doing stretches and light exercise to ease the neck/shoulder/back area I felt tightness and pain. I decided to go to a RMT (registered massage therapist) for the first time with great results. It's nothing like relaxation massage and I admit it was very painful! I was sore for a few days but immediately after the session I had better mobility in my neck (previously had pain when tilting head back). It will not solve all posture issues but acts as an aid. I'd recommend it to anyone who feels poor mobility when doing stretches and exercises. Even a few sessions could be good to undo the stubborn knots in the muscles. Depending on your country you would need to look for an equivalent licenced professional.I'd love to hear more on this, please! I noticed recently that my shoulders are rounded forwards and I'm turtle necking as well. It's from all the time I spend at my desk for work. I want to correct my posture immediately before it becomes much worse.
I’ve definitely experienced this. I am trying to be more compassionate toward myself because these past couple years have been so unprecedented- and the word unprecedented has been used to death, but it is still the best word to use- and it’s been difficult to stick to a healthy routine. So much of our daily life has changed, there is a ton of uncertainty, and it leaves us drained. Even if we’ve had job security through this.Slightly aside : Anyone else feel regret over not having achieved more , in terms of self-improvement, during lockdown? I made only a half-a$$Ed effort and really regret not making more of the enforced time at home. I should have read more books, done more creating, lost more weight, improved my cooking-skills and more. Sigh....
Thank you do much for taking your time to give me guidance.As far as I am concerned, I shall interact here on the matter of étiquette, home economics or culture.
But I give right now an answer to @Mjaumjau who asked me in the other post a question related to a saint protector. If you are not a believer or interessted in the matter, just skip the message.
Michael. Always Michael. No matter what, Michael. No matter who, Michael. No mater the faith/religion, Michael. I’ve already told in the other thread that Michael is the personficiation of the Force of the Truth. Every bad thing that we are experimenting in life in the shape of a humain being, or a situation and etc. has its origins in a lie. Lie = bad energy which affects the good and balanced energy of our inner Truth. Lying has multiple shapes : lying to yourself, lying to others, compromises with a situation/person, compromises with your inner Truth/intuition when you are not convinced by a situation/person but go for it. Always look for the Lie in a bad situation/relation etc. Sometime it’s hard to recognize it. I give you an exemple : the feminine jealousy. The feminine jealousy could be our intuition which tells us that the man is cheating or ready to cheat on us even if we don’t have the proof. This is good energy, it’s temporary and focused. But there is also the bad energy of the Lie, when a woman is jealous about women in general because she believes other women steal something from her/have something that shoud be her’s. It’s longlasting and for everything/everybody. Where lies the Lie in this second case ? The woman is lying to herself thinking she is superior to other woman and intitled. And she continues therefore to attract only bad things, people cheating on her, etc. I think I made my point clear. Even if it’s subtle and not evident right away, always look for the lie at the origin of something which seems to be not harmonious. The energy of Truth is harmony, is that feeling that everything is a perfect puzzle and a pleasant music.
Just ask to Michael to reveal the Truth and to protect you. Protection is showing to you the ways to get out of there. You don’t need to go in a church or to do some rituals. You can ask Him right now, when you are reading me, even if you are in pyjamas with a cake in your hand/mouth. Just ask what you need to know. Don’t be impressed by the way the answer manifests itself. Sometimes it can be scary not because Michael is coming in person but because of the forms taken by the answer to come right into your eyes or into your ears or mind. Just have trust even if the Truth destabilizes you. The energy of Truth is the balance of the Univers, balancing the negative and positive energie just like on the two plates of a balance. The sign of Michael is the rapidity. For the longuest response I waited 72h, because it was the week-end and the answer for the Truth was in my office (I didn't know it), so it emerged only Monday, but literally in the 5 min I’ve stepped into my office. For the shortest one is in the minute. You had an exemple with the painting of Saint Michael posted on the other thread,haha, in 30 min He forced that woman to reveal the Truth.
Now, as a last note. I should have more details but it seems to me from what you said innthe other thread, that you attract energy suckers who benefit from your energy/purity to continue to live their way with their own lies. Maybe you do not consider yourself as a very pure person but it means you are pure, like an exposed energetic field that everyone can touch and absorb. Imagine a fontain which attires dirty people, your waters are troubled by them and this leads to the phenomena you’ve just described. You are slighy out of Balance but not because of you (or maybe you are lying to youself in some matter and did a compromise with your inner Truth), but because of the weight of lies of the other people around you. The only thing to do is to ask Michael to reveal their lies, their hidden games or your own lies against yourself. When you’ll find the Truth and the nature of their/your lies, you are already protected. Things/people/situations will change because you’ll see the way to change it, right now your eyes are blind.
Rather than not having achieved more I just wasn’t consistent enough after the lockdown.Slightly aside : Anyone else feel regret over not having achieved more , in terms of self-improvement, during lockdown? I made only a half-a$$Ed effort and really regret not making more of the enforced time at home. I should have read more books, done more creating, lost more weight, improved my cooking-skills and more. Sigh....
Oh yeah, I get itRather than not having achieved more I just wasn’t consistent enough after the lockdown.
Since 2020 I started to run and my avaregae was 150-160kms/month until July when it was too hot. It’s October and I was not able to get back to it.
Same with reading books in different languages, it seems I get more distracted we are no longer in lockdown.
p.s. Thanks for creating this thread @AnnaBeg
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