June 13 – Mental Health Card of the Day
Today’s meditation was twenty minutes long, and focused on the “Stop Gaslighting Yourself” graphic seen above. It speaks of a few of the ways in which we tell ourselves we are wrong for the way we feel or the things we want, and how to use validating mental talk in its place to help work with those negative tendencies.
In my life? It took Gideon to help me see that I was doing these things to myself… and that it was harming me in the process. For years, he repeatedly would remind me that my feelings are valid. Always valid, no matter what or why they came up.
It was through that encouragement that I was able to start to surface a lot of my past hurts and deal with them. It’s still a work in progress, of course. That’s why this graphic resounded so strongly for me, and why I chose to meditate on it today.
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Today’s card is the Nine of Wands combined with the affirmation “The way you feel matters. And no emotion you feel is bad or unworthy.”
This combination is a reminder that it’s okay to feel defensive sometimes. You don’t have to apologize if you’re feeling that way, nor berate yourself for it. It’s far more important to look into why you are feeling defensive. Not so you can pick it apart, but to make sure that there’s nothing in there within you spurring that feeling on that needs some attention and healing.
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June 14 – Mental Health Card of the Day
Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and one of the #DailyCalm sessions in the Calm app. As a number of the Calm app’s meditations do, this session extolled up on the virtues of meditation, and how over time and practice meditation can assist us in obtaining better control over our mind and our reactions.
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Today’s card is the Emperor card combined with the affirmation “Crying doesn’t mean you’re weak or losing it; it’s a sign that you’re overwhelmed, which means you are trying. And that’s really all that matters.”
Now -this- is a “trying” affirmation that I can get into (as opposed to the one from the 12th).
I cry. Hell, when I’m overwhelmed? I cry often. Sometimes quietly, and other times with big racking sobs and a messy face. For me? It’s like a pressure cooker left going for too long. That steam has to be let off at some point, or it’s going to explode. Crying is my steam being let off.
The Emperor card is a representation of control and leadership. Together, the affirmation and this card are a reminder that even the strongest of us need a way to let off steam now and then. Some run or do other exercises. Some pick fights with family members or friends or strangers. Some scream into a pillow. Some cry. There’s nothing wrong with that.
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June 15 – Mental Health Card of the Day
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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Today’s card is the Seven of Wands combined with the affirmation “Your body is a good body today, and you are a good you.”
When the body struggles or fails, it’s easy to step into the negative inner narrative that beats up on your body and it’s performance… or lack there of. It’s easy to start beating yourself up, and allowing those negative thoughts to take over, turning what could be a moment’s pause into a true defeat.
Today’s cards are a reminder that it’s okay to need to pause. To regroup. To recover. To recuperate. It’s okay that the body isn’t a machine, ever ready to perform at its best each and every day. It’s okay to need a break. And when these times happen? We need to remember to fight back against those defeatist thoughts, give yourself a little leeway to heal, and not allow those negative thoughts to beat us down into believing that being human is something to be ashamed of.
Twisting the Leaf 