My mantra for today is I am listening. I am a little behind and worked my way through the readings for Day 5 this morning. I've been spending the last couple of weeks thinking about how I often get in my own way with self doubt. Rather than figuring out how to "fix" this I'm working on listening to my inner dialogue, identifying my feelings, a noticing patterns in the way I speak to myself. I'm learning that consciousness is helping me be more compassionate and kind to myself :)

Day 4: I am worthy. I have been working really hard to build rituals, routine, and structure into my days to weather the pandemic. I had a plan set for yesterday afternoon (including the reading and practice for day 4), but ended up glued to the tv watching the events at the capital unfold. I woke up this morning exhausted, wishing I had spent less time worrying and more time reflecting. When I got around to yesterday's reading this morning I was reminded to love myself and practice self compassion. These are unprecedented times and giving myself permission to take in what is going on and feel the weight of it even if that means a disruption to the routine I've build for myself is a form of self love.

Day 3: My Mantra for today is I am powerful. Today I was struck by the question "who or what are we giving our power away to?" and contemplated what it would look like if I owned and internalized my power rather than giving it to things that no longer serve me. I am choosing to "reclaim and chose my power" and internalize that "my level of enoughness is measure by me" and not external factors.

Day 2 My mantra today is I am home. I really resonated with the quote "this is a being practice, not a doing practice." I think I often tell myself that if I am productive enough or achieve enough I will feel at peace and at home with myself. I want to continue to work on "building safety and a home within myself" rather than trying to muscle to changing things that are out of my control to achieve a sense of calm.

My mantra for the day is I am enough. I've been struggling with anxiety at work and today's practice was a needed reminder that I have all the tools necessary to overcome challenging/uncomfortable situations by coming home to by body and breath. I worked on decluttering a closet and basement and found some items to incorporate into my yoga space/altar to remind me of why I practice and what my purpose is.