100 Day Experiment
After looking over my medical history I had written down to give to my new Doctor I realized I had been diagnosed with more things than I remembered. I have had many medical issues for a long time and I began to wonder where did it all really begin? What were things I created due to poor choices and unhealthy habits over the years? What things were genetic and beyond my control?
As I looked back over my list I felt overwhelmed and I started thinking about all the things I let my health keep me from doing, and how many things I regretted not finishing. I felt like my list of unfinished things kept getting longer. When I would feel well I would work hard and put many hours into a new project I was excited about until I started feeling unwell again, and then I would feel down and lose interest in what I was working on. This became a vicious cycle that made me feel like a failure which only added to my stress and caused further anxiety.
Stress as I have found can be very detrimental to one’s health. I have always been a do it all or nothing kind of individual. Doing it all would take a toll on me which lead to me doing nothing for a while. So I have decided to embark on a small personal journey for 100 days and see where it takes me. After all what do I have to lose?
I am going to do 10 positive things for ten minutes each day, ( practicing my Spanish, finishing where I left off on the piano, photography, working on my cookbook, calling a loved one, organizing a closet, exercise , etc, etc.) in addition to my normal daily tasks. That will be 100 minutes a day. I chose 100 because it makes me think of 100% when that number comes to mind. I am going to journal at the end of each day, and see how much of a difference it will make and what things have become new habits. I am going to see how much it will reduce my stress and improve my health after just 100 days of small positive changes.
As I looked back over my list I felt overwhelmed and I started thinking about all the things I let my health keep me from doing, and how many things I regretted not finishing. I felt like my list of unfinished things kept getting longer. When I would feel well I would work hard and put many hours into a new project I was excited about until I started feeling unwell again, and then I would feel down and lose interest in what I was working on. This became a vicious cycle that made me feel like a failure which only added to my stress and caused further anxiety.
Stress as I have found can be very detrimental to one’s health. I have always been a do it all or nothing kind of individual. Doing it all would take a toll on me which lead to me doing nothing for a while. So I have decided to embark on a small personal journey for 100 days and see where it takes me. After all what do I have to lose?
I am going to do 10 positive things for ten minutes each day, ( practicing my Spanish, finishing where I left off on the piano, photography, working on my cookbook, calling a loved one, organizing a closet, exercise , etc, etc.) in addition to my normal daily tasks. That will be 100 minutes a day. I chose 100 because it makes me think of 100% when that number comes to mind. I am going to journal at the end of each day, and see how much of a difference it will make and what things have become new habits. I am going to see how much it will reduce my stress and improve my health after just 100 days of small positive changes.
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