WHEN LIFE SLOWS DOWN

Falling sick is always a terrible moment for me. It feels like all I ever knew was a lie and it’s time to face reality. Right now, I’m feeling my worst and it takes me extra effort to appreciate the things I normally appreciate. Since yesterday, I have been struggling to keep up with my daily routine due to my ill health. And since it’s mindful Monday, I wondered what it would be like practicing mindfulness when I’m sick.

I notice how sensitive I feel towards little things. I get tired easily and I’m less interested in things. Right now, mindfulness means being able to understand how I feel at every point. I miss how it feels like to be healthy and doing things with energy. I actually forget how it feels like to be healthy once I’m sick. Practicing mindfulness as a minimalist helps me acknowledge these limitations instead of trying to fight them off. Knowing that there is little or nothing I can do about this time in my life, I just learn to focus on getting better as soon as possible.

Did you notice there is a moon in the sky?

Practicing mindfulness at a time like this helps me understand how it feels to be better and it gives me more reasons to take better care of myself and rest as much as my body wants. And by doing this, I give my body more time to recover. I was actually thinking mindfulness only applies to when I’m up and running but now that I’m sick and I got the opportunity to talk about mindfulness, my perspective has changed.

Now I pay more attention to how I breathe. This is a good time to make sure my body is getting enough oxygen around so I try to be more intentional about my breathing. Another way I try to incorporate mindfulness into my daily routine is by taking things slowly as much as possible so I don’t over burden myself and rather just focus on getting better.

I wonder if I’m the only one that has been here. This feels really weird though but I’m glad I got to see things differently.

Thank you for reading through. ❤️