I’ve been able to establish a nice routine at the new job. I wake up about an hour before I need to leave the house, get a few activities done in the morning, and then leave early enough to arrive early to work. Not having to rush feels decadent and helps me to identify a physical anxiety that appears persistent despite environment. The routine also helps me keep a consistent sleep schedule.

This month we’ve once again broken our activity record, feeling good about that. The whole practice is not about making the number go up, but to be feeling calm at the same time as noticing improvement feels very nice. I’m quite glad that I can take things at my own pace, my own way, and being able to find new improvements consistently.

These next few months I’d like to maintain my routines, and focus on social stress around the approaching holidays. I’m going to try not seeing certain family this holiday season, and investigate how I feel about it afterwards.

People say time flies, but I feel like I’ve felt this year and appreciated it deeply. I think for next year I’d like to start keeping track of events that occur, maybe a favorite memory of the day, something I appreciated or can look back on with fondness. I’m living well, and want to enjoy these feelings and preserve that understanding for times in the future that I might not be feeling that great.

I’ve been wondering a lot about feeling so good lately. Positive days felt so mystical initially, and now my mood chart is filling up with them. I’m truly happy to feel less depressed, and its because I felt so badly for so long, now feeling good feels meaningful and profound besides just pleasant.