{"id":35978,"date":"2018-10-16T09:15:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=35978"},"modified":"2018-10-16T09:15:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T13:15:25","slug":"aware-of-self-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/10\/16\/aware-of-self-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Aware of self-care"},"content":{"rendered":"The leaves don\u2019t seem to be the only thing that falls this time of year. I often find my motivation and energy begins to plummet right about now, as well. From now until the end of the semester, I\u2019ll be raking in assignments and projects, crunching to meet back-to-back (sometimes simultaneous) deadlines and getting back grades that I\u2019m expecting and not expecting.\r\n\r\nSo, with things starting to pile up quickly and no sign of slowing down anytime soon, if I'm not careful, it'll be easy to fall back or burn myself out.\r\n\r\nAnd that's why I'm taking inspiration from good leaders who practice and encourage self-care. Because when I think about how I\u2019d want to encourage someone else to take care, I also have to remind myself to do the same. Or if I see others taking care of themselves or encouraging others to do the same, I am inspired to do so too.\r\n\r\nA mentally healthy and physically healthy me, is a lot more productive, motivated, helpful and fulfilled than not, and I should protect her at all costs.\r\n\r\nAnd since it is Mental Health Awareness month and there's a million things to do, I want to practice some self-care by expressing some gratitude to an organ that works hard for me everyday:\r\n\r\nThanks, Brain, for all the thinking you do.\r\nEven though you like to be in control of a lot of things\r\nand get scared more often than not,\r\nSometimes you wonder and get distracted.\r\nOr you forget useful information that I should\u2019ve memorized,\r\nand remember random information that I probably don\u2019t need to know.\r\nBut you help me solve problems,\r\ncome up with great ideas and jokes.\r\nThank you for all the connections you make.\r\nThank you for all the knowledge and memories you hold.\r\nThank you for all the feelings you feel.\r\nThank you for all the learning you do.\r\nI hope to rest you well and take care of you to keep you healthy and strong.\r\nI\u2019ll try to give you more breaks from thinking.\r\nMore nutrients from healthy eating,\r\nMore oxygen through deep breathing,\r\nThank you, Brain, for all that you do.\r\nxoxo,\r\nSam\r\n\r\nIt might seem a little weird, but hey, why not give your brain a hug too, and say a little thank you? I'm sure they'd love to hear from you.\r\n\r\n\"a<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nGiving my brain a well-deserved hug with good thoughts and love after all the unnecessary drama I\u2019ve put them through.\n<\/div>
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