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✨Sunday Intention Setting✨

✨Sunday Intention Setting✨

Hello lovely people,

I have been reflecting on some ways we can support you all through our recovery-oriented way of connecting on the forums, and thought that creating a weekly intention setting/reflection conversation could be really helpful. 🥰

Intention-setting can allow us to more mindfully focus our attention onto the things we would like to explore more of (without too much pressure!). And when we do so within community, it can help us to feel more supported as we go about exploring new habits and ideas.

Now, this isn't about showing up perfectly or reaching all of our 'goals' overnight, but rather, exploring what is possible, what we enjoy, and how we can feel more safely connected to ourselves.

So, what will this look like exactly?

1. Set your intention for the week. For example, I am going to practice allowing myself 5 minutes a day to slow down.

2. Reflect. You can do this throughout the week via your notes app, a journal, or here on the forums. *Notice what feels good, what doesn't, and why.

3. Share the following Sunday. Let us know what you were able to explore and what came up for you/if you have any questions or need some support.

Remember - there is no right or wrong! It's so fine if all you did was hold the intention in the back of your mind - change takes time. I would love you all to have fun with this and to explore things from a place of curiosity and compassion. 💛

And... go! @MissGremlin @NightFury @Bow @Shaz51 @Captain24 @creative_writer @avant-garde @Oaktree @ENKELI @Dimity @Semly @Appleblossom @MJG017 @Sunnyside226 @Blackcloud @PeppyPatti @Till23

@Jynx @tyme @Ru-bee @rav3n @RiverSeal

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I have not bought much fresh ginger this year due to cost too @Blackcloud. Just once. Nor did I buy broccoli at $16 per kilo. I shop with an eye to the bargain, rather than set recipes. I try and adapt. Good luck at Aldi.

I showed up. I did think of wagging, but I am also speaking my mind as well as trying to have fun and fit in. Life is busy, so trying not to worry too much and go with the flow.

@AuntGlow @tyme @Junie @Captain24 …

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I get that feeling, but trust that you're not letting anyone down if you don't follow through. There is no pressure here, I promise. 💛 @Captain24

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Hello @AuntGlow . My tracker says I scraped by on my intention 5/7 days. I'll persevere. I'll also return to my previous intention of better sleep patterns.

I'm pretty much immobilised by emotional load of coping myself and a stressful and distressing, intractable, family situation. I'm losing blocks of time and getting very little done.

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Hi @Dimity I'm sorry that things don't seem to have been going as you would have preferred while I was away.

I currently have to get my sleep-wake cycle under control. Then I want to get my photos and trip stuff sorted, then on with dealing with Dad's stuff and my work related stuff I no longer need.

I hope you are able to move on to doing the things you want to do

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@AuntGlow I actually wrote something in my journal this week - prompted by you on Thursday night, to write a couple of lines asking myself what my heart needed. I haven't touched it since, but I got something down. My counsellor has also talked me with using a rating system based on how numb/disconnected I'm feeling. I haven't started yet, but my journal could be a good space for that.

I think I need to take the pressure off of myself to write big insightful journal entries, the pressure to find the words to describe how I'm feeling, the pressure to dig into the feelings and just let what comes out, come out - even if it's only a sentence on the page, or a word, or a score out of ten.

I am...feeling pretty vulnerable. Last week was a big week and I've had a big weekend, that maybe I acknowledge I shouldda...coulda sought medical care, or reached out for support and I chose not to. Today's been lighter, easier and less hectic but I'm exhausted. I just need some TLC and someone to help me build a functional safety plan, that suits my needs. This is already happening slowly with AuntGlow.

My intention for the week...

Keep working on journalling

To have a functional safety plan that meets my needs, that I'm comfortable using by the end of this week.

To get a seven day streak of breathing exercises on Smiling Minds @tyme

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Hi @AuntGlow

Not sure on what to say I'll have a think please tag me here tomorrow @AuntGlow

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@NightFury

I filled in the suicide safety plan put out by Beyond Blue and Lifeline. It is called Beyond Now and you download it as an app. You can upload pictures to it. I really like it.

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@AuntGlow

My intention for this week is to keep writing down things I am proud of as well as my affirmation daily. I am going to try and be brave enough to do EMDR with my psychologist this week. I usually tell her that I don’t want to do it.

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Wowee gang, it's that time of week again! 🤩

Let's jump straight in, shall we?

  • How did your intention sit with you this week, what did you explore or find?
  • What is your intention for the week ahead?

If you're new here, welcome!! Feel free to participate in whatever way feels good for you. I am very much looking forward to reading your intentions. ✨

(PS: I have decided to condense this into two prompts so it's more accessible.)

@Till23 @Bow @Blackcloud @Sunnyside226 @RiverSeal @avant-garde @Oaktree @Captain24 @MissinTooth @tyme@Dreamy @Dimity@Shaz51 @The-red-centaur @Appleblossom @starsmile @Cuddlebear @MDT @PeppiPatty @Jacques @ENKELI @Glisten @lonemushroom @Junie@MotherDuck @Jynx

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My intention was to eat better and I actually did @AuntGlow. Well except for lunch today but that’s ok. I have to say that I do feel a little healthier even though my head is screaming at me.

I don’t know what to do for the week ahead. Sorry for failing that one

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