Challenge: Sunday (2/23) through Tuesday (2/25)
karmacomatic
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Sunday: If a negative thought about yourself comes to your head, help yourself beat that thought by thinking "would I say this to someone else?" or "would I notice and point that out about someone else?" You are your biggest critic. Try to be aware of anytime this happens. If it does and you can't seem to get past it, try vocalizing or writing down that you wouldn't point it out on another person, so why do that to yourself? This isn't limited to physical things you dislike. It could be something as simple as feeling stupid for not doing something. You would be much kinder to someone else for forgetting something than you would be to yourself. Keep that in mind. For your body: Try a calisthenic you've never tried before or, stopped doing, or couldn't seem to achieve in the past. Make it easy enough for your level (if you can't do a single pushup, try doing 2 pushups on your knees instead... etc) Do up to 8 reps of that calisthenic (do a minimum of two, if you cannot seem to succeed, try something else)
Monday: Watch how you communicate with others. If you're kind and courteous, you will generally feel better about yourself. If you're negative and rude (think about it from their perspective, would they consider it so?), you may end up feeling angry or upset or just blah about yourself without recognizing that that is the reason. For your body: Find another calisthenic (online, etc.). Repeat the steps above with this new calisthenic, and also do the calisthenic you did the day before without increasing the number past 8 of each.
Tuesday: Have you spent all day frowning? Are things around you upsetting you? Try this. Write down the things that are on your mind and take note of what you can and cannot control. Chances are, the majority are things outside of your control. It may seem too easy, but just writing down that you cannot control certain aspects may automatically make you feel less stressed about them. For your body: Do the two calisthenics you chose but add 1-2 reps per each. Record this down somewhere so you can continue. Keep doing these for the rest of the week without increasing. Next week, follow the same steps, increasing your amount on Tuesday of each. Continue each week with these steps. These will take you less than 3 minutes, so don't say you don't have time!
Monday: Watch how you communicate with others. If you're kind and courteous, you will generally feel better about yourself. If you're negative and rude (think about it from their perspective, would they consider it so?), you may end up feeling angry or upset or just blah about yourself without recognizing that that is the reason. For your body: Find another calisthenic (online, etc.). Repeat the steps above with this new calisthenic, and also do the calisthenic you did the day before without increasing the number past 8 of each.
Tuesday: Have you spent all day frowning? Are things around you upsetting you? Try this. Write down the things that are on your mind and take note of what you can and cannot control. Chances are, the majority are things outside of your control. It may seem too easy, but just writing down that you cannot control certain aspects may automatically make you feel less stressed about them. For your body: Do the two calisthenics you chose but add 1-2 reps per each. Record this down somewhere so you can continue. Keep doing these for the rest of the week without increasing. Next week, follow the same steps, increasing your amount on Tuesday of each. Continue each week with these steps. These will take you less than 3 minutes, so don't say you don't have time!
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