But there are other things that can do it for us, as well. I'm beginning to ... or is it trying to restart? .... doing a daily walk on my treadmill. It isn't easy. I come home from work and I'm tired. My fitbit logged 83 minutes of activity before I climbed up on to it. I walked my fifteen minutes today. Yesterday was better, one mile in 19:24. Not every day is going to be as successful as any other day. But it's all about finding those few minutes, sometimes it's only going to be fifteen, but it's something.
Things are different now than they used to be. In order to learn stress reducers you might have gone to a class at the Y, or gotten a self help book from the library. But these days there are all kinds of phone apps to help you rethink, relearn, regroup. I use MyAgileLife, and FreshTri. Each of them are different, but the basic premise is to learn new ways and relearn old habits. MyAgileLife is a text based app. I can choose how often I get a text, and choose the topic I need to work on. Reducing stress and building connections with people has been the last month's focus. On FreshTri, I get reminders to start the day with an intention. Maybe it's scheduling a massage, but I write it down so that the intent stays fresh in my mind. At the end of day, before I go to bed, I can record my gratitude for something that happened, something I'm grateful for.
Both of these, and several other apps, are all good ones. They remind us that we need to slow down, take time to enjoy today, this moment, and notice happiness. Happiness isn't at the end of the journey, it's along each step of the journey.
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