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Reflect and Relax this Summer
Now, as the year draws to a close, it’s time to take a step back and acknowledge what has gone well.
I’ve just completed ‘Appreciation Jars’ for my long standing clients. It’s been a beautiful time of reflection and celebration of everything we’ve accomplished whilst coaching together in 2024.
Creating an appreciation jar for someone is a way to express your gratitude to them.
Fill the jar with notes of admiration, kind words, or memories.
(I included a few chocolate treats in mine!) My intention is that the jar may become a source of comfort or encouragement. I think it’s a fabulous and meaningful gift, truly encapsulating “the thought that counts” philosophy.
Showing gratitude helps people feel seen, appreciated, and loved.
Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for your own personal growth.
When we focus on ‘what’s going well’, it shifts our perspective and reduces stress. It gives us the ‘warm and fuzzies’ when we dwell on life’s smallest joys. By consciously practicing gratitude we build a mindset of abundance, cultivating optimism and sets us on a pathway to a more fulfilling journey of personal growth.
Here are five tips to help reflect and recharge during your holiday break:
- Reflect on your growth and learnings in 2024.
- Disconnect from work and spend quality time with people whose company you enjoy.
- Revitalise by prioritizing relaxing, looking after yourself, and doing the things you love.
- Move your Body with a nature walk, Pilates, or swim in the sea. Whatever energizes you.
- Become Inspired and Plan Ahead with clear intentions for the new year (refer back to Spring Newsletter if stuck)
Recommendations for a relaxing Summer …
An interesting watch with the family –
My Octopus Teacher: screened on Netflix
An Oscar winning G-rated documentary of approximately 90 mins. It tells the story of Craig Foster who meets an unlikely teacher in a young octopus off the coast of Cape Town. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust, and they develop a never before seen bond between human and wild animal.
Add to your social feed –
Calm is a leading app designed to help you sleep more, stress less and live mindfully with a range of science-backed content and activities for daily mental health support. You can either go all in and download the app, or follow Calm on Instagram so their daily posts will pop into your feed and provide some “calming” inspiration and tips.
An inspirational read –
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
To set you up for conscious time management in 2025, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management.