What flame do you want to ignite within yourself more? What are you working on getting better at?
🔵🔥 Blue Flame: Confidence
🌕🔥 Yellow Flame: Self-awareness
🔶🔥 Orange Flame: Creativity/self-expression
🔴🔥 Red Flame: Self-advocacy/standing up for yourself
Note: Feel free to also choose your own flames in the comments below!
My Reflection
I choose all four flames! I want to continue working on my growth overall, especially when it comes to my relationships, creativity, and career. I also want to work on being confident in my decisions and staying true to my intuition.
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Today I will listen to my body and go at a pace that is best for me. I will also eat a filling breakfast, do my work, and help my mom as best I can with grocery shopping and running errands.
Warm reminder: You are worthy of self-care and taking the breaks you need today.
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Let’s lift each other up today! Choose a light and follow the prompt that goes with it.
🕯️: What’s a helpful (and practical) piece of advice you’ve been given in the past?
💡: What helps you to stay grounded and continue moving forward?
My Reflection
This advice kind of answers both questions 🕯️💡. I remember my ninth grade English teacher telling me once that when reading a book, stop looking at how much you have left to read and just focus on the page you’re on. This stuck with me because it helps me check in on myself and focus/ground my energy on right now. It’s often easy for me to want to know what’s going to happen next, so only prioritizing on today calms my anxiety and allows me to let go of future expectations.
You can also find this prompt here in the Check In With Me group on The Mighty!
One of the many lessons I’ve learned — more so in the past month than any other time in my life — is how I feel when I make mistakes. From embarrassment to shame, anxiety, and even confusion; I found that it’s really rough for me. I’m learning though, that even in the midst of navigating my feelings following a mistake I’ve made, it’s OK to be kind to myself. I’m not a bad person for not knowing something, trying something new, and not succeeding in the ways I wanted, or even exhibiting a symptom of my mental health condition.
What are your thoughts on making mistakes? How do you navigate situations where it happens?
Reminder: It’s OK to make mistakes and move forward. You are not your mistakes!
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Activity
What are you proud of yourself for doing recently?
I struggle so much with being proud of myself 😩. I think for me it has a lot to do with my perfectionist tendency to believe I should already know certain things even when I haven’t experienced it yet… make it make sense 🤦🤔. But, in light of understanding this about myself, I wanted to spread some cheer today with sharing accomplishments.
What’s something you did recently, no matter how big or small, that you’re proud of yourself for?
My Reflection
For me, it was standing up for myself, speaking up, and putting my needs and what I wanted for myself first before making a decision.
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I know it’s been a really rough couple of weeks and you feel alone, exhausted, burnt out, and the depression is feeling heavier than usual. I know your thoughts have been racing and you’re wondering if things will get better. I know you’ve been yearning for something you think is impossible to experience, but I want you to know that you’re doing the best you can and it’s OK not to feel OK right now. It’s OK to feel negative emotions sometimes. I want you to know that I’m proud of you. You’ve accomplished so much and you’re worthy of all the happiness and love in the world. You are not void of new experiences and opportunities and this is definitely not the end-all for you. You are so much more and have so much to offer this world. You are amazing, beautiful, and talented beyond measure. I love you so much. We’ll get through this together. You deserve to be celebrated.
Love, SparklyWarTanks
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What is something you believed as a child that you learned was untrue as an adult?
Reflection
I’ll go first!
For some reason when I was kid, I thought that my parents didn’t sleep and watched over me while I slept instead. I also thought that everyone had similar lives and were like me. Since I was highly sensitive I thought everyone got overstimulated sometimes and needed extra alone time. I soon found out these things were indeed NOT true when I got older 😅.
What about you? What misconceptions did you have growing up?
You can also find this prompt in the Chat Space group on The Mighty here.
What’s an important experience you’ve had this year?
As we head into the home stretch of 2022, let’s reflect on something important that we’ve experienced thus far. It can be an experience you’ve learned from or an event/moment that’s impacted you positively or negatively.
My Reflection
I’ll go first! An important experience I’ve had this year was getting closer to my mom and building a safe relationship with her.
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Activity
Make a list of three words or phrases describing your goals for the end of the year.
My Reflection
My three phrases are:
1. Content with my progress. 2. Calm and at peace with myself. 3. Organized and ready to take on another year.
What words are on your list? 🙂🌟
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Activity
Write a reminder list to guide you through the week ahead.
Let’s prepare for the week ✍️.
Either in your own journal or in the comments below, write a reminder list of important things you want to remember or accomplish this week.
My Reflection
Here is my list:
Therapy
ETS Presentation with NAMI-NYC
Food Shopping
Paying the bills.
Mighty work
Sparkly work and projects
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In honor of World Mental Health Day let’s reflect and share our experiences, perspectives, and goals!
Pick a leaf and follow the prompt that goes with that leaf:
1. 🍁 Share a mental health victory you’ve had this year.
2. 🌱 Write a list of three ways you can prioritize your mental health this week.
3. ☘️ Finish this sentence: My mental health is important because ____________________.
My Reflection
I choose all three leaves today ☺️
🍁: This year I continued therapy and grew so much in self-love!
🌱: Three ways I can prioritize my mental health is by getting enough sleep (8-9 hours), eating breakfast every day, and writing in my journal to manage my overthinking.
☘️: My mental health is important because I deserve to feel at peace within myself and feel proud of how far I’ve come on my journey.
Mid-week Encouragement Rest Stop: Supportive and Motivational Messages
Write an encouraging or motivational message in the comments below for yourself or someone who may need support today. 🌱💌
My Message!
Take your time and rest if you need to. You are doing what you can right now. I’m proud of you ❤️.
You can find this post in The Pencil Case on The Mightyhere.
Activity
Finish this sentence: My proudest moment was when __________.
Think of a moment in your life when you felt the proudest you’ve ever been. What moment comes to mind?
My Reflection
My proudest moment was when I graduated college even after experiencing the lowest I’ve ever been with my mental health. I strived to get that degree and I got it WITH magna cum laude honors AND distinction in the writing program 💃. I did that!
Check out this post in the Cheer Me On group on The Mighty here.
Let’s take steps forward together and affirm what we’re moving past and what we’re moving toward.
My Reflection
I’ll go first!
I am moving past shame, guilt, and self-limiting thoughts.
I am moving toward self-love, self-forgiveness, and accepting all parts of me.
What about you?
Let’s walk together 🤝💌.
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Activity
What does “comfort” feel like to you?
Whether we feel supported by those around us or in an environment where our needs are being met, the idea of comfort may look different for all of us.
What does comfort look and feel like to you? What makes you feel most comfortable?
My Reflection
For me I know comfort is directly related to how safe I feel in my environment. If I feel safe and supported by those around me, I’m able to access and navigate that environment more freely.
What about you?
You can find this post inthe Self-Care Lounge group on The Mighty here.
Activity
What is a lesson you’ve learned that you feel is valuable to share with others?
Is there a life lesson you’ve recently learned or learned over the years that you feel is valuable information that others in our Mighty community can benefit from?
My Reflection
A valuable lesson I’ve learned was that life isn’t a timeline that everyone has to fit into. It’s OK to go at your own pace and do what’s best for you. There is no need to compare your journey with others people’s journeys. We are all on our own path.
You can find this post intheChat Space group on The Mighty here.
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