Plan An Appreciation Break For Yourself
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It's day 5 of the Cultivate Gratitude challenge.
Thank yourself! You are an amazing nurse, showing care and dedication. To show gratitude to yourself, ask what makes you joyful? Today, jot down 10 things that truly fill you up.
Make a list of what you love to do. Your list may include getting a massage, spending time with a friend, or dancing to a favorite song. Try to come up with unique, yet simple things you can do to show gratitude to yourself. Once you have your list of simple pleasures, keep it somewhere where you can refer (and add!) to it.
Then, take that break. To allow joy in, you need space for it. Schedule an activity this week that will give you a restful break. Read a magazine while getting a pedicure or foot massage, spend time in nature, or even cancel an activity that you don’t want to do and get some rest instead.
How can gratitude practice make a difference? Nurse Adrianne Ewald Peterson shares how she focused on mindfulness, gratitude, kindness, authenticity; removed toxicity from my life and replaced it with real, meaningful things in our #healthynurse Spotlight. Read some highlights below.
Childhood trauma, stress from personal life, clinical stressors, moral suffering and moral injury took me down. I lost myself as a mother, nurse and wholly as a person.
So for my recovery, I first of all focused on mindfulness, gratitude, kindness, authenticity; removed toxicity from my life and replaced it with real, meaningful things.
Small steps forward can lead to the biggest impacts of your life.
I am Strong because I Exercise
I am Healthy because I Eat to Live
I am Happy because I am Grateful
I am Resilient because I am Mindful
I am in Love…I found myself again, my heart, my kindness and compassion. I am able to love others in a whole new way!
Read more here.
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12/11/2021 8:37am CST
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