Wellness Routine

Well, hey there, Katje Crew. JC here. Excited to spend some time with you on purpose. So this is wellness routine. m. Central standard time. Depending on what time zone you're in or where you are, maybe it's a little bit away from the weekend or a little bit closer to the weekend, but this is that special weekend that also lines up with not only the end of the week, but also the end of the year. In wellness routine, I offer one tactical and practical way that you can weave a little bit of being well, being kind to yourself, doing things that add nourishing tidbits and morsels and positivity to your existence so you can better do the things that you do.

So I am rather tired, rather exhausted today, but I'm excited to be here with you. And that sets up my tidbit for you. Today, I have a mentor who would always show up authentically, meaning if he was sad, he would show up sad. If he was happy, he'd show up happy. If he was angry, he would show up angry. But I'd always add the words on purpose to the way that I would see him show up. In other words, let's say he was sitting at the door when you would walk in at the yoga studio. And let's say he was having a really tiring, stressful day.

When he would see you, he wouldn't lay aside how he was doing, he wouldn't hide his reality, but at the same time, there'd be the dual reality of also being excited to see you. So let's say he was tired and stressed. His greeting would maybe be something like, oh, my gosh, it is so good to see you today. Let's say he was having the best day ever and that everything was going right and the sun was shining and he was full of energy. Maybe the way he would greet you would be, oh, my gosh, it's so good to see you today.

The point being, how often do we mask who we are in a moment, right? Not who we are over a long period of time, but in that moment, how we are doing. How we are doing changes who we are. And I think so much of the world invites us to go, all right. When it's work time, you need to show up as if everything is fine and okay, and you need to be consistently that energy place, even if you're not. And I don't know. I come from a sports psychology background. If we're looking at getting into ready position to perform as wonderful as possible possible, athletes aren't always in the best physical state, the best mental state.

It's the reality of sport. Sometimes we're tired, sometimes we're angry, sometimes there's extra stress and tension or worth within a moment. If we ignore that, it doesn't go away. All of a sudden we have to work doubly as hard, first of all, to ignore who we actually are in that moment, and second of all, to show up in the moment that we're in. So what if this weekend you showed up on purpose, as you are in the moments that you're showing up for, you have an event you have to go to. And even though you may be tired, even though you may be sad, maybe you're stressed or anxious.

Is there something good there someone good there who you're going to be glad to see? If so, let them know, hey, you know what? Gosh, the sun has not been shining a lot lately, but I'm really glad to see you. And all of a sudden allows them to also then show up in their reality alongside you showing up in yours. I think wellness and mental health, especially in the chapters where it's like, let's look back and we raise highlights or we raise our editorial perspective on what's going on and we try to paint a picture.

What if we allow the picture to be what the picture is? So Marisa, right now at 05:00 on a Friday afternoon, if Marisa says, here is who Marisa is right now, what if you were that person on purpose? What if you started being who you are every moment that you can be and flexing that reality and the worth and the strength that it possesses, there may be something there for this weekend or for the next year. Being who you are has great value and the wellness journey starts there. I hope you have a bright weekend.

m. Where we'll talk about the selk 75 challenge. Rather than attempting to be stronger, harder, faster, deeper, we'll talk about the challenge of being soft and easy and light and kind. And maybe there's something there for you as well. m. Central standard time, you're going to also find the replay right here where all you can see all the live streams and know Cadre that we are here for you anytime. See you soon.