meditation – COURTNEY NICOLE CLARK

(new post sneak peek – coming soon!)

NYE has always been my favorite holiday – if you know me at all, you know I’m big on goals/goal-setting. I’m definitely finding it to be more challenging than usual to set mine for 2021 + also try to continuously expect the unexpected. While plenty of sh*t has happened in 2020 (+ is still happening), + some goals had to be put on hold, I really believe it’s more important than ever to celebrate even the small wins. LMK what y’all have been up to! 🤠

Here are some of mine from this year:

raised funds for my birthday that resulted in $275 donated to Resilience during Sexual Assault Awareness Month! 😇

started a new role at work (from Copy Editor to Creative PM) 💻
broke my record for # miles ran in a month (new record = 140) 📈
paid off my student loans 💸
read 100 books (for the second time! first was 2018) 📚
stopped drinking alcohol 🚫
started daily meditation ✨
finally invested a lot of time + effort toward my #1 goal in life 🔥

1.1.2021 update – here are some of my resolutions for 2021:

be more intentional.
be happy more. take time to enjoy things/life.
make it 1 full year w/o alcohol (already 10 months in)
save more $ now that my student loans are paid off
spend less time on my phone
take at least 1 day/wk to just relax + not be productive

Social Distancing Self-Care + Self-Reflection

Take this short quiz to discover what level of self-compassion you have – prompted some reflection on thought patterns + caring for your emotional self during tough times.

I also highly recommend checking out Liz + Mollie’s (co-authors of an insightful read, *No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work*) assessment to help you learn about your emotional tendencies. There are also additional assessments that focus on evaluating your team’s emotional culture + your organization’s emotion norms.

Journal Prompts:

i am noticing _____. i am thinking _____. i am feeling ______.
(observe any tension in neck + shoulders)
what are your ‘mini breaks’ throughout the day?
what activities have you done recently that you didn’t like?
what activities have you done lately that you did like?
write down 3-5 things you’re grateful for (daily or weekly)