Self-Care

With out going into a ton of detail ,as a kid and I was very active, little league, track, wrestling, soccer I even completed the LA Marathon at the age of 15. Moving forward as it does, that took a decline. Fast forward to present day with my diabetes, auto-immune desaese and the physical limitations that come with that. I have found that yoga and diet keep me healthy. In keeping myself physically self healthy  I feel better which puts a positive outlook on my tasks including my school studies. During this class I have been overwhelmed with thoughts at times. My brain sometimes sees both sides of a certain subject (Nature Vs Nurture) and neither can win so I cannot figure out what to write and sometimes I cant even figure out what I believe in more. In those instances I practice meditation. I'm relativley new it maybe a year. But I went into it with an open mind (where I used to think it was total hanky) and It has helped trimendioudly to keep me centered and focused. In the beggining I struggled to stay awake and now I have learned to live in the sweetspot of clarity. It's amazing. I have only begun to explore different types but I'm excited to expand my knowledge in that are. I've read that if you can really focus to evaluate your thinking away from mood and state you can change the entire outcome of any situation because you are able to replant yourself in the same situation with a different outlook attitude and demeaner all within a couple of minute.  

I have been burnout out at work before, and to somebody who hasn't been it sounds like a joke, I know I thought of it as a joke before it happened to me. I have taken that experience and incorporated some practices into my life that have helped. I went back and really thought about what it was that I did or didn't do to land me in that position. At work it was mainly self-boundaries and time management. Time Management, Time Management, I can't stress it enough TIME MANAGEMENT was at the root of 90% of my problems and is probably at the root of most peoples. As an ambitious young man, I would take on everything not knowing that the more you take on and complete successfully the more you will be handed. I failed set boundaries at work and then myself, by doing to much I wasn't setting aside time to regroup and destress. Goals had to be met! At school, I would take to many classes and still juggle work (no time for myself). Everything started to fall apart. The quality at work began to decline slowly and I reverted to the old saying "C's get Degrees". I was not happy. I picked up some practices at work that I learned from my boss. He told me to take the project that I had executed the worst and nothing fell into place. He said however long that took. Consider it the basline for all new projects as easy as they may seem. Dont estimate for perfect. At school I would estimate an hour to do the work and then wait unitl I had 2 hours to complete it thinking I was ahead of schedule this doesn't work because my mind wonders there are to many variables in any question in psychology, and they all need to be explored if you are going to deliver a thorough response. I've learned to start earlier walk away and re-group when needed. sometime 15 minutes, sometimes the next. Start early and not think I can write an assignment in an hour. Make time to breath. Meditate when I feel overwhelemed.