#Wellness Wednesday

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[happinesswithmysticharmony]

Wellness Wednesday

Your energy is your greatest asset—protect it, nurture it, and watch your world transform. 🌿

[victorianachos]

When you justify your body, you’re co-signing on the idea that bodies need justification. Don’t waste your time feeling ashamed for all the times you’ve done it (I’m pregnant not fat, I’m fat but l’m healthy, I’m this because that, etc.) just start today and do your best going forward. You deserve kindness and respect and decency regardless of your appearance.

[respect-the-kitty]

[io-she-who-wanders]

Wednesday is Mercury’s day. At sunrise it is Hermes that watches over the day - he is the god of communication (though we consider Mercury to be genderless). So Mercury likes to talk and communicate with others. Now Mercury rules Gemini which is MUTABLE AIR sign Great day for writing, emails, meetings (especially job interviews), blogging, journalling, meditation (communicating with ourself!). Studying is good on a Wednesday - you may be able to absorb information more easily than usual as Mercury stimulates the mind. Remember to slow down a bit though as Mercury tends to work in haste so always best to double check, double read etc. Also breath work is good for today - Mercury rues the lungs. So yoga is good as not only does it encourage us to watch our breath it also clears the mind. Maybe get some early practice in to start your day. Short journeys are Mercury’s domain so walking gets us moving, exploring and BREATHING. Maybe a quick nip round the block at lunchtime will help refuel and refresh the mind and clear way for the afternoon. Technology is also ruled by Mercury - maybe take some time to go through the email inbox and have a clear out (don’t do this in a retrograde though as you may delete something you need later!). Buying technology on a Wednesday is a win win (but again not in a retrograde).

Colours for Mercury are silver and green. Also Mercury likes a bit of technicolour.

Crystals for Mercury:

* Emerald (clarity of thought)

* Peridot (now that’s an abundant lucky stone - great for interviews)

* Blue Lace Agate (soothes the nerves as Mercury can stimulate anxious nerves)

* Clear Quartz (quartz amplifies and can really help stimulate the mind)

* Amethyst (sharpens your mind and helps you focus)

Enjoy your Wednesday

[she_who_wanders💫]

#wednesday #Mercury #communicate #peridot #motivation #study #email #breathe #yoga #astrology #Mercuryday #walk #shortjourneys #technology

[bindupthesebrokenbones]

Today I want to introduce you all to Bunny Yoga - not the kind where you head out to a yoga studio and do yoga with bunnies climbing all over you, but cute little yoga routine graphics featuring bunnies performing each pose.

I absolutely love these little graphics, they're cute and fun pieces of inspiration, and the routines on them are almost always great for beginners.

All you need for yoga is a clear space and your body. A yoga mat is good, but it's not required. You can just as easily use a rug, a blanket, or a good towel. Wear some comfortable clothes, loose or stretchy enough for you to move in them, and pick a space where you have some privacy and safety, then just follow the routine. To get you started, try out the morning routine above!

Today's graphic supposedly came from yogaposes8.com, but I can't find the original image on that site any longer, and I'm not sure who actually drew the images. If you know, or if the art is yours, please let me know so I can give the artist proper credit!

[eirian-houpe]

Wellness Wednesday/Witchy Wednesday

Ironic that I should come home after work on the day I was going to make a Wellness Wednesday post feeling as sick as anything. So, instead, I'm making this a Witchy Wednesday.

Traditionally, the Celts celebrated their sacred days from sunset to sunset - in which case, Samhain began this evening.

I wish everyone a blessed Samhain - may all your feels and negativities be lost to the night.

Blessed be, nine times eternal!

[happinesswithmysticharmony]

Wellness Wednesday: Slow Down & Listen to Your Body

🌸 Your body is always speaking to you—are you listening? Wellness isn’t about pushing through exhaustion; it’s about honoring your natural rhythms.

✨ Tune into your body’s needs today:

😴 Tired? Rest without guilt—recovery is part of growth.

💧 Dehydrated? Drink more water and nourish your cells.

🌿 Overwhelmed? Step away, breathe deeply, and reset.

💫 Wellness is about being in tune with yourself. Give your body what it truly needs, and it will thank you.

💡 Wellness Prompt: What’s one thing your body needs today? Let’s support each other! ⬇️

[goldenbeautyavon]

🧡Good morning and happy Hallows Eve & Wellness day!🧡

How do you spend your wellness morning/day? 

Do you go out for a walk?

Call a friend? Maybe a loved one?

My favorite things to do on wellness day are 

My Wednesday morning walks, meditation, practicing mindfulness & gratitude! I also take this day to relax after work and try not to do any house chores until the next day so I’m not over working myself! 

🎃Take a break, drink some water & stay in your comfy clothes! Remember today is about you! Practice self care & love yourself! 

🧡Wellness day activities/ practices! 

-Meditation 

-Yoga

-Walking in fresh clean air

-Cooking a fresh homemade meal

-Gardening

-Gratitude 

-Arts & crafts

-Reading & writing in your journal 

-Taking a day to rest instead of doing chores

-Being Present with yourself 

[positivelyghostlycomic]

Wellness Wednesday!

You know what? Sometimes, it’s okay to be a “haunt mess.” We all have those days (or weeks) where life feels a little spooky in all the wrong ways.

To be honest, I’ve been having a tough time myself lately. Depression has a sneaky way of showing up like an uninvited ghost, but I’m reminding myself that it’s part of the ebb and flow of life.

Even when things seem rough, there’s always a rainbow after the storm. We just have to weather it. So if you’re feeling like a bit of a "haunt mess" right now, know that you’re not alone. Let’s keep haunting through it together.

Love ya all!

-G

[vivicantstudy]

[jdubleyou]

Wellness Wednesdays. 🕉️📿♎️

[tech-mermaid]

When we encounter the mid-week slump, we should tap into our inner strength and unwavering resolve to propel ourselves forward with deliberate and hopeful actions. Let's push forward with purpose and optimism.

[bindupthesebrokenbones]

Hello everyone, and I hope you're all having a wonderful Wednesday so far!

Today we're going to talk about something difficult: Accepting our flaws.

Before we really get into it, let's talk about what acceptance means, particularly in this context. If you're anything like me, you might have a mental illness or other disorder, and you might have had a thought similar to, "I already DO accept my flaws, my flaws are on my mind all the time, I know exactly what's wrong with me!"

And while this might be true, let's tackle that knee-jerk response.

A lot of people, neurodivergent and neurotypical both, tend to struggle with something called Negativity Bias. This is what happens when you find yourself focusing only on the things that go wrong in your life.

Let's say you have an exceptional day: you do great at work, the drive to and from anywhere is traffic free and all the lights are green, you managed to get the very last of an item on the shelf. Your luck is great! And then you get home only to find your pet has peed on the floor.

In a healthy scenario, you would clean up the mess and take measures to make sure it doesn't happen again, and that's it. You finish your day in a good mood, proud of what you accomplished for the day.

For someone experiencing negativity bias, that brief dark spot on the day, the pet peeing on the floor, defines the entire day. It doesn't matter that it's almost the end of the day. The dog peed on the beautiful hardwood floor and now you have to get out the paper towels and the mop, and it becomes a whole production. By the time you're finished cleaning up, maybe only a few minutes have passed, but it feels like hours. You start to question why you even have a pet, what did you do wrong to make your beloved animal pee on the floor, why does Fido hate you so much?

Someone asks you how your day was and instead of focusing on all the great things that happened, all you can think about is the dog peeing on the floor.

Now, this is a bit of an extreme example, but I think it illustrates the point well: that someone struggling with negativity bias is going to be more easily tripped up by bad luck, or getting something wrong on the first/second/third try. A bad customer will ruin their entire week. A mistake on a test becomes a threat to their whole grade.

Negativity bias can very quickly snowball into the distorted thoughts of catastrophizing.

To avoid that, I try to practice accepting my flaws, the focus of this post!

Now, accepting your flaws doesn't mean using them as an excuse or to get out of things. For the most part, flaws can usually be repaired, or at the very least worked around. But in order to repair or work around your flaws, you have to identify them and accept them.

Sometimes, things that we think are flaws aren't really flaws at all. This exercise can also help you identify things that are normal/natural, and don't need to be "fixed".

So let's start:

First, get a piece of paper, and write down ten things that you don't like about yourself (yes, I know that many therapists discourage this, but please bear with me!)

Next, I want you to review your list and fact check it. By this I mean, is this flaw really something that applies to you, or is it just something that you think applies to you?

For each of the things that you wrote down that you're sure are true, I want you to think of someone else that you know who has the same "problem". When you think of that person, think about if the thing you don't like about yourself is something you do like in another person, or if it's genuinely something you don't like.

For each thing you identify as not a flaw in someone else, I want you to think about why it's such a bad thing in yourself. Why are you holding yourself to a standard that you don't hold others to? Think about when you started to see this as a flaw in yourself, and what happened to make you think that way.

For each thing you identify that you do feel is also a flaw in other people, I want you to think about what you don't like about it, and ways that you might be able to improve on it in yourself.

I'll start you off with my own list as an example. This example is the last part of the post, so if you don't want to read it, you're done! Have a wonderful day everyone!

Ten things I don't like about myself

I sleep a lot

It takes me a long time to complete tasks

I'm very overweight

I don't have a real job

I have short, chubby fingers

I drink too much soda

I eat too many sweets

I'm a bad pet owner

I'm a slob

I'm disorganized

Are these things objectively true?

According to my time tracker, I usually sleep between 7 and 9 hours a day, which is pretty much normal.

It takes me an average amount of time to complete a task - the reason it feels like tasks take me a long time is that I often struggle to start.

Based on my BMI, I am clinically obese, yes.

A "real job" is subjective. Some people think that any job that pays is a "real job" and some people think that you have to have a job with more prestige for it to be considered "real". However, I am currently unemployed after 7 years as a live in caregiver.

My fingers and hands are proportional, based on anatomy classes that I took in college.

I drink between 2 and 4 cans of cola daily

I eat "dessert" foods - such as cakes, candies, and ice cream, 3-4 times a week when I have them in the house

I love my animals and they are healthy, but I do struggle to keep up with some of their daily care tasks.

I struggle with pest control, but rarely leave garbage out for longer than a day or two.

My house is cluttered and I sometimes struggle to find things I know that I have.

Comparing my flaws to others

Not a flaw

I have several friends with ADHD who struggle to start and complete tasks in a timely manner like I do. They seem to struggle and get frustrated as much as I do.

Most of my family is obese, especially on my dad's side. I've always loved them regardless, and looks have never influenced how I feel about other people.

Not currently a flaw

Not a flaw

My uncle and my mom also drink a lot of soda. While it doesn't bother me that they do, I think I definitely still consider it a flaw in them as well as myself.

I know plenty of people who eat much more than I do, and I know people who would never touch the foods I indulge in. I'm not sure if I still consider this a flaw or not.

I had a friend in college who almost never took their dogs for walks and just kept potty pads in the house for them to go potty most days. Their older dog was locked in one room almost 24/7 after the new dog was brought home. While my situation isn't quite there yet, it's a concern that I have and want to address.

Pest control is a common issue in my area and it doesn't mean that I'm a slob. This is less of a personal flaw and more of a situational problem that I can address.

My mom was always very organized when I was young, and when I got older she became more and more disorganized and seemed to not care about the home anymore. It always bothered me and made me worry about her.

Ways to improve

Not a flaw

Work on time management and look into resources for ADHD that emphasize executive dysfunction and task completion.

Try to be more active and focus on feeling good rather than looking good.

Not currently a flaw

Not a flaw

Re-introduce water to my diet and try to cut back on the cola. Keep in mind that caffeine is literally a drug and caffeine withdrawals may suck but can be managed.

I need more time to think about this one and to consider my overall diet as a whole.

My biggest concerns are fleas and my cats' potty behavior. I've started them on flea medicine, and I need to make sure to keep their litterboxes clean. I might also need to consider saving up money for a vet visit just in case, as at least one of them might be suffering from a UTI that is causing the potty problems.

Once I declutter the house and toss out all of the cardboard boxes we used for moving, there should be a significant drop in pest problems, as most of their hiding places will be gone.

Tackle each room one at a time and get things tidied up. We have a lot of things that either aren't ours (inherited through multiple moves and housemate changes) or that we just don't need anymore.

[respect-the-kitty]