Category: Healthy Mindset

  • enjoying a cozy, grey day

    enjoying a cozy, grey day

    Healthy Mindset – Day 10 It was raining and snowing all morning and now it’s just grey and windy outside, so today it feels perfectly normal to stay inside, get cozy and have that extra cup of coffee. My routine has been to write in the morning, and then work on my other projects in…

  • All the feelings

    Healthy Mindset – Day 9 Some days in the last few weeks have been exactly like this! Recognizing that it’s normal to have thoughts and feelings come and go throughout the day, even at the best of times, is one way of being kind to yourself. Not getting stuck in the thoughts and feelings that…

  • Letting the light in

    Ring the bells (ring the bells) that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything), That’s how the light gets in Leonard Cohen Healthy Mindset – Day 7 & 8 I started this last Sunday with a vague plan to post every day about…

  • Healthy Mindset – Day 6

    Healthy Mindset – Day 6

    Let there be space in your togetherness Kahlil Gibran How has your week been? In some ways, it feels like things are settling into a sort of “sameness”. Since this started, I’ve been thinking that this period of time is a marathon, not a race. We have to ride this out, staying consistent in the…

  • Healthy Mindset – Day Four

    One of the things I am mindful of is how much news, information, and opinion I consume each day. So far, this week, it’s a lot less than last week. Last week, it seemed like something was changing every hour, and I wanted to know absolutely everything I could. In some ways, it felt irresponsible…

  • Healthy mindset – Day 3

    Healthy mindset – Day 3

    I’ve seen a few different ways that individuals and families are trying to keep a sense of community while homebound like turning their Christmas lights back, sidewalk art with chalk or displaying hearts in windows. I like the the last one. When I went for a walk on Sunday, I saw one house with a…

  • Healthy Mindset – Day 2

    Healthy Mindset – Day 2

    Sunday was a beautiful day. When I was out for a walk, it felt like winter is finally behind us here in Saskatchewan. My boots got muddy, I saw geese returning to Wascana Lake, and I heard lots of different birds singing. All the normal signs of Spring. Being outside felt normal. Keeping some things…

  • Healthy Mindset – Day 1

    Adaptability. It’s a skill that most of us can now add to our résumés! We’ve all had to find ways to adapt to the world around us that is changing every day. There is new information to absorb and put into practice; changes and rules that affect how we live our lives; and in some…