May 16th - Every Day in May

A day of rejuvenation was needed and I doubled down on recharging my battery. I wasn’t run down per-say, I’m just getting used to a new higher level of energy and fullness to my life and I felt like a day of rejuvenation was needed to keep that level up. Kind-of a hard concept to explain, but I try!

Health is Physical:

I took care of my physical self to the maximum today. This included several hours in the Normatec Boots to try to flush my legs and get some additional healing and recovery going there. I caught up on my hydration all day, doubling down on water and I got in a 3 hour nap in the afternoon. Even though I meant to take this as a rest day from running, at 7pm my body, mind, and spirit was aching for a shake out jog. So I went to the Bluff trail, one of my happy places, for a sunset run of 4 easy miles. I felt so much energy flood into me, the sunset always does that to me, hypercharge! I love sunsets pretty hardcore. #sunsetjunkie

Health is Mental/Emotional:

I’m back working through my immunity book called The Beautiful Cure, and have finally made it to the second part called The Galaxy Within (which reminds me of Start Wars Land in Disneyland, which makes me miss Disneyland, and also makes me want a churro). I’m waiting for the applicable whole health nuggets and I feel like they might be on their way. Right now he is discussing heat and cancer cells, so I’m just not quite in a place to feel like I can take any action. But I’m plugging through, this one has been tough compared to the sleep book!

Health is Spiritual

All day today I was trying to decide what to do for my spiritual health task and then it dawned on me that I am seeking wisdom. I wanted to meditate, felt like I needed to, but almost wanted more guidance. In the past when I have been in this place, if I go out and run really fast on a straight road (because my vision gets fuzzy when I do this) I can access my soul and ask big wild crazy life questions to get guidance. But my body is tired and I didn’t feel like I could get fast enough to get to into that space. (Remind me to write up the race report of a half marathon in Death Valley where I had the most crazy spiritual experience of my life and won a chicken purse, it’s magical).

It dawned on me that I needed some Inner Mentor work. I learned about this through a class I took with Tara Mohr (love) and I hunted down the inner mentor meditation from her class and went through it. It’s like my 5th of 6th time but always turns out a little different. I’m so glad I went into it seeking specific guidance because she had plenty as I got deep in the meditation. Lots of little things that I got recorded in my journal afterwards, but the theme and the powerful message was really about “coming alive.” That nudge, that push, that intention, purpose. Right now, it’s about coming alive in as many ways as feel right. Just what I needed to hear.

After the meditation (that I took behind a paywall) I actually found where Tara shares it on her site for free. If you would like to tap into your inner mentor for guidance, this might help you. I haven’t tested this link, but hope it is still active. Click here for Tara’s Inner Mentor Meditation.

Insights

I got so recharged today. I am feeling like a million bucks and kinda on fire. I even feel pretty, how often can we authentically admit that? I feel like I hit the next little health plateau of stability and the intentionality in life is really refreshing, it feels new and grounding. Just three healthy things a day seems to set me up for some next level thinking. haha!

Until tomorrow… in good health.