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Getting Our Ducks In A Row
In eight days we’ll be starting a 30 day exploration of Radical Self Care. It occurred to me that we might want to have a list of stuff we’re going to need:
- Paper or something to write on ~ you don’t need a ream of paper, or even a notebook unless you want to really go for the gold writing stuff down. I’m thinking a couple of pieces of paper is plenty. Or you can use your phone to take notes… Actually you could also maybe even write something on the bathroom wall if… that’s how you roll.
- Pencil, pen, or something to write with ~ nothing fancy, unless you like fancy pens or markers. I like pencils because it’s easy to erase stuff if I get crazy editing my lists and notes. I also like colored pens if I feel colorful, and markers are a lot of fun. Probably not a good idea to write on the bathroom wall with crayons… but lipstick on the mirror might work just fine.
- A willingness to look at yourself in a different way. This one is more important even than stuff to write with. A willingness to entertain the idea of self care is the best first step and sometimes it’s the only thing that’s needed,
- Last but not least, the most obvious and most important thing would be access to the internet so you can follow the project here at shirleytwofeathers.com. I’ll be posting something new every day because I find that this helps us to stay focused on the idea. Since Feedburner died, we can’t get automated updates via email, however I will be sharing links to each new post on our Facebook page.
I’m doing this project from scratch and flying by the seat of my pants with it. Not going to follow a book or an online how to… just going to go with the flow and post what resonates with me in the moment. I’d love any and all feedback, ideas, insights, hopes and wishes, thoughts and dreams… anything at all that you’d like to share!
What? Another Project?
Yes! I am working on another project. The idea for this project started with a Facebook post about a grade school teacher who provided an “I Need” box for her students. It works like this:
“The box serves as “a way for my students to ask for help without having to come directly to me. They would write it on a card and leave it in the box. The first week, two boys let me know about a bullying situation. We got it taken care of. The next week I changed the format a little and starting having EVERY student put a card in the box every day. They didn’t have to write on it, but every student visits the box daily. Since then, I’ve had a plethora of ‘needs’ submitted. They range from specific supply needs, seat changes, special handshakes when entering class, after school help, bullying situations, and even daily hugs.”
This spawned an idea that a friend of mine had when working the Angelic Assistance project. He uses an “I Need” box as a way to alert his Angels to what was needed in his life. That seemed fun and interesting to me.
I didn’t feel inspired to use something like this for Angelic Assistance, but it did get me thinking about what if I had an “I Need” box that an actual person would take charge of. But I live alone. No friend or family member will look at what I might put in it… Only I will see it.
And then VOILA! I thought to myself … “Self! What if YOU took charge of the things you need… What if YOU read the notes and try to address them… What if YOU were the solution to the problems you might want or need help with??? What would that look like? How would that work?
Just mulling this over has motivated me to proactively take better care of Shirley, and I’m thinking that it might be really beneficial to devote 30 days to figuring out ways to actually practice some self care. Maybe even some Radical Self Care.
So, what do you guys think? Any ideas or thoughts on the subject?
The plan is to start the project on July 4. Why? Because that gives me some time to get a little bit prepared, and also why not have some fireworks and a lots of excitement to help us get motivated.
- Radical Self Care Project Overview by shirleytwofeathers - No Comment
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- Nurturing Your Precious Self by shirleytwofeathers - 3 Comments
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