By Jessica
Today’s world moves fast.
Whether we’re in high-powered jobs or we’re retired… whether our lives are full of responsibilities to kids, grandkids or parents… whether we’re traveling or holding down the homefront while our partner travels… starting a new solo business, building a home, or getting another degree at 60—there’s always tons to do!
It can be easy to simply respond to all the things we have to do, and forget to really nourish ourselves.
When we get busy, even eating healthy and exercising can be just another routine. It’s just something we breeze through on our way to the next item on our To-Do list.
But I’ve found that I feel most nourished when I approach these very necessary, nourishing practices with mindfulness. It’s not just about doing the things that I know make me feel nourished—like eating well, exercising, journaling, and meditating—it’s about taking the time to really pay attention to them.
That pause is critical. It’s the moments when I turn off my “To-Do List” mindset, and shift into a slower, more purposeful mindset. In this slower mindset, I savor the moments. I do things for their own sake.
That mindset might be the thing that nourishes and rejuvenates me the most. Here are a few other things I’ve found that nourish me in a fast-moving world…