Daily Check-in Thread

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! To the best of your ability, remember to take care of yourself. Eat, hydrate, take care of hygienic needs, listen to your body and rest. If you can, clean your space. Self-care, relax, and tackle what you can after you've had those needs met to the best of your abilities.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! As a heads up, today begins 13 continuous days of work in a row, bleeding into the new month with new bills. Rent, insurance, and utilities will all be due during that time. And I've got appointments, too. (It's...gonna be overwhelming.)

Suffice to say, I'll be busy. So just know anything I do is in spite of that. There will be a lot of struggling going on, and a great deal of burnout, frustration, hopelessness, and need for support in the next few weeks. But I will do the best I can to power on and be there, shining brightly as I have. Love y'all.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! A lot of the things we second-guess the value of having spent time/effort/etc. on, we thought were worth it at the time. So try not to regret having invested/indulged/etc. in those things. Whatever could have been smarter/better in hindsight doesn't matter. At the time, it was good. You needed/wanted what you thought was worth it. And while we can reflect to be more wise in our future choices, the enjoyment from the good of past ones must be seen and known, too. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Remember, your happiness, as well as the happiness of your loved ones, is the top priority in life. You deserve your peace. You deserve to prosper. Your hopes deserve to be realized. You deserve this harmony between your dreams and your life. No matter what life's hurdles, you're worthy. It may be hard to see sometimes, but will always remain true. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! If you need a little extra strength, try thinking about 3 things that are most important to your present and future. Mine are pursuing raising a kid with my wife, supporting/vibing with loved ones as both teacher/healer (continuing to spread joy and positivity), and my creative works being made. What about you? Think, then pursue. Remember why you want to live, what makes life worth it, and motivate yourself to keep going for those important things/people/etc. There's a lot to love, a lot to want, and you deserve them in your life, so pursue your future with them.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Opening up about vulnerabilities, especially to loved ones, is never easy. Doubly so for chronic people pleasers! Knowing people will be upset at the truth, the temptation to lie, to protect from bad truths, is strong.

But honesty is important. Your loved ones deserve to know. The desire to protect them from the truth will cause a far greater harm when they inevitably are forced to learn the truth--and they always will, sooner or later. You can't shield them indefinitely; they WILL learn eventually. And they'll be upset you didn't tell them sooner. So, trust your loved ones. They will listen. They are there for you. Despite the difficulties, displaying your struggles is the first step towards overcoming them, particularly daunting ones you need help for.

Honesty and openness are learned skills we aren't taught, but you only get practice by beginning to try. Your loved ones will understand, and be there for you.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Often, it can be hard to know how to progress towards any future you want, and to see the progress you have already made, with it feeling like you've done nothing and never will. But whether you realize it, you have made changes, largely for the better. Your loved ones see it, too. They see how many changes you have made and all the plans you make for more and they will happily tell you about your growth. Lean into them and let them share, then trust they see what you struggle to. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Often, it can feel like the weight of our world is on our shoulders. To hold it up alone is exhausting, eventually even crushing. So remember, this isn't a burden you can bear alone. The bigger your world, the heavier it is to carry, but the bigger your world, the more who can help in carrying. Let others carry some of your weight, so you can better handle the load.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Almost always, quality matters more than quantity--including in how many loved ones you have. It's okay if you're in dozens of spaces with hundreds of loved ones (some people have a lot of love to give and if you're one of them, power to you!), but it's also okay if you're only in one or two spaces and can count loved ones on one or two hands. Their value to you matters most. How much they mean to you matters more than anything else. Embrace your loved ones, no matter how many you have. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! We can't do everything we want to; we have to pick and choose. Especially when burnt out! The more responsibilities we have, and the more disabled we are, the less we can do. Embrace what's most important to you and do whatever it takes for it/them--even if what it takes is just doing nothing and resting. While we're often more capable than we know, also know your limits and listen to your instincts on what to do and where to focus. It's often to take a break!

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! All eyes needn't be on you for you to still matter. Your voice is always there, making a positive impact on lives. Your support is always available. The vibes you provide are plenty enough for all your loved ones, as they cause more to love you than you could ever know. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Often, there's an urge to just give up. To end the day or even to end life. While there can sometimes be a benefit in just moving to the next day, know your current life is too important to move on entirely from. If something no longer serve you, your dreams of your future, etc., drop it, sure! And sometimes we need to rest, then refocus. But while we may need a fresh day for a fresh perspective, your life is always going to be worth fighting for.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Sometimes, even after receiving help and being handed free time, it can still leave a loss of direction in what to do. It's easy to forget, and easy to remember but not have the drive despite having the time/energy. This paralysis is common, particularly for the neurodivergent! Try not to feel guilty for not remembering and not doing the things in the windows you had. Sometimes you just need to do nothing until being actually told to do something!

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! As we're left scrambling, it can be difficult to celebrate the wins in life, especially as there will be seemingly fewer and fewer things worth celebrating. Spend what little time you have reflecting with loved ones on everything you can find which you can/want to appreciate as wins.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Self-loathing might drive self-improvement to some extent, but try not to let it consume you. Remember, self-love can drive self-improvement too, and leads to a much healthier, happier life of enrichment. Loving what you have done and are doing can lead to a drive to do more of it. Loving the life you have can lead to you wishing to protect and expand upon it. Loving who you are might be the hardest thing to do, but whenever you struggle to, lean on others and use it as drive to love who you want to be.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Baby steps are still steps! Remember, progress doesn't need to be linear to still be progress. You'll be unable to do things you previously did on some days, even years later. You'll never be perfect, so expecting perfection will only harm you. Improvement is improvement, regardless.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! It can be challenging to reconcile your faith and belief with all of the struggles in life. Examine why those beliefs formed, and you'll often connect with a part of you you forgot. Nourish this inner love for life, for others, and use it as motivation for a better future. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Nourish your inner child. Remember the time you thought the magic was real. As difficult as the world becomes, a lot of that innocence isn't something you need to leave behind. A fascination with things, desire to bond, working together, and getting excited, among others. The world is a magical place. Find people you can love it with.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Remember, your loved ones are more important than anything else in your world. With the possible exception of yourself, nothing matters more in your life than the ones you love. Everything else is secondary to your love. As best you can, be there for them, and let them reciprocate.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! You deserve to exist. You don't need to justify existing. You don't need to have found a purpose in life to still be worthy of living. You matter. You are loved, and have love to give. That alone is enough, and always will be. Much love.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Every time you end up wanting an escape from your life, try to remember why you want to live it. Remember all the loved ones you have and think of all potential future ones, too. Everyone who loves you now doesn't regret getting the pleasure to, and that applies for the future, too! Your current life is worth living to the fullest, so all that love can exist and prosper for as long as possible.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! It's okay if you feel like you are higher maintenance. If you have higher upkeep, if you require more. That's not your fault. Some people just need more in order to live, in order to be set up for success, in order to function at 100%. Especially disabled/neurodivergent folks! Don't be ashamed of having more needs than what you think people 'should' need. You need what you need! And that's okay.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Life is imperfect, humans too. You'll never have a perfect life. Things can't always be good all of the time. There will be rough spots. Remember tho, life is about living through both the bad and the good, having love persist through the challenges. That love is the most important.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! As crushing as the weight of fear, frustration, guilt, stress, sadness, anxiety, and depression may be...try to remember; you aren't doing nothing. You're trying your best, and you are accomplishing things. They needn't be perfect to still matter--just like you. Stay strong.

[rBree2]

Daily check-in! Pursue what you most want to do. If you're not sure, make a list of things you know you don't want, probably don't want, might want, then hone in on what you most want. Think what would be needed for the things you might/definitely want, and you now have where to focus! It's a start!