************** Hello Again! **************
09-18-2022
I hope everyone has had a wonderful week and weekend. This week was harder on me than the rest. I got sick a little bit earlier in the week and have been recovering from it ever since. It took a lot of energy out of me and made me behind on a couple of assignments. Because of this, I was only able to work on my Creative Practice project twice this week. While that is under my goal, I am thankful I was able to do two activities rather than one. I am hoping that next week I can do three to four again and stay on track.
I feel that overall this week, because of the sickness and exhaustion, it was harder to relax when reading and writing. I feel like there wasn't a moment when my brain really shut off, even during my activities. While they did help in easing my racing thoughts, it never had that shut off distraction moment that I was hoping for. Maybe this shows me that journaling isn't the only project I should consider as a good creative outlet. I will learn more as I progress. Here is the breakdown of my week.
*********************** Wednesday ***********************
On Wednesday, I decided I will stick to journaling today. My body was recovering from being sick the days before so I wanted to keep it simple with a bit of light journaling. I completed the next five questions from the list I've been working on. The next set of five was really difficult for me to answer. For a light activity, it was more challenging than I thought. Choosing a favorite book is one of the most impossible things I could have ever done. It really allowed me to think on myself for a while.
Overall, while it was difficult questions and I did feel I fit my theme of "growth", I do not think it had the same health benefit as the previous weeks have. I never snapped out of my stressed state like I did in the past. I was still on edge, even when answering difficult questions. Below are my responses to the journal questions.
************************ Friday ************************
On Friday, I was super excited for the weekend. I figured I would take more time to read some poetry as a good Segway into a relaxing weekend. I tried to pick some more poems that fit physical growth instead of personal. This allowed me to look and understand poetry in an easier way. While reading about personal growth is helping me a lot with my journey, it can sometimes be hard to understand the metaphors incorporated in the poem. Physical growth is a little more cut and dry and its easier to put the metaphor with the meaning.
Physically, I feel it was similar to Wednesday. While I was relaxed reading poetry, I was still slightly on edge. I hope that as I continue, I can find a project that will take up my mind and allow me to just exist for a moment. I haven't made it to that space yet but we shall see. Here are some of the poems I read.
See you all next week!
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