Today is December 1st. 24 days until Christmas. And you get to “open your first door” of the ReSource Yourself Advent Calendar.
Thanks for embarking on this Christmas spirit process with me. So, let’s start the advent season that for many of us ends with gifts – with one gift. But today’s gift is just for you – and it’s from yourself. Here is the task:
- Today, make yourself a gift. Do something nice for yourself, something to make yourself feel good!
- It doesn’t have to involve money. It doesn’t have to involve a lot of time.
- Make a list of things you can do for yourself that are an act of self-love, generosity, playfulness, joy, compassion – or anything else that you would like and that will help you feel good. For your inspiration, my list includes:
- Take time to prepare a delicious lunch. Take time to eat calmly.
- Massage my feet or hands, get a manicure or pedicure.
- Go for a walk.
- Take 5 minutes to have a cup of coffee or tea, without any electronics present.
- Call a friend I miss.
- Take more time for myself – to pick an outfit that makes me feel good, and put on make-up.
- Take a bath.
- Light candles.
- Listen to a peace of music I love.
- Sing.
- Thank myself for my achievements.
- Buy myself something I have wanted for a long time.
- …
- Pick at least one thing from your list, and do it!
Let me know how day one is going! Please share your ideas and experiences in the comments below or on my facebook page.
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Guys, I’ve done it! And it wasn’t as easy as I thought. There were all these thought telling me that what I am doing anyways is already a gift to myself, or that I don’t have time, because I’m traveling today… but I thought, I waaaant to do this!
Once set my mind, it just came to me: I walked through a shop at the airport and saw this beautiful, lovely colored and totally unnecessary mug. (My friends and family would tell you that I have a thing for cups, and that I cannot be reasoned with when I find one ai like. I swear I AM trying to reign it in!) but not today. Do
I got myself a gift, and I feel elated, that I’ve met my challenge for the day… how about you?