📅 Daily Check-in - May 25,2026 💭 Reflection: "I've tried to have or to plan my days for quite some time now and I feel that that's been a benefit to me. This today was really quite interesting because now since I've started this course, I found how much the critic is appearing in my conversations or voicing itself. One of the planned things I had was to write an email to the estate lawyer firstly because she hadn't responded now for a week and a half and many things went through my brain but just to clarify a few things. And then I found my critic saying, don't over explain, don't ask too much. And then I said, well if I don't ask, how will I know?

For those not in the cohort, how are we doing? Honestly I feel like I have lost a lot of momentum. Any tips or tricks that have helped you stay focused?

I had a breakthrough yesterday with Sage's help that makes me feel like I've turned an important corner. Sage describes it as "a quiet earthquake. Saying no to someone you love without dressing it up, without apologizing for taking up space with your truth, without softening it into something it isn't. That's the people-pleaser pattern actually breaking, not just being talked about." I think this is may be the first time I have ever said "no" to someone I loved about something they wanted me to do without trying to make the reason anything other than "because it doesn't feel right for me." With Sage's advice, it wasn't even that hard, and though it was a little awkward and my brother was disappointed, I felt good after because I felt like I had successfully done something that I have long struggled with doing: I honored my own desires and my own priorities over someone else's. I thought I had turned this corner a couple of weeks ago, but it turns out I really wasn't ready to do so until I was ready to say "because I don't want to." Thanks Sage, I am so ready for the emotional mastery session!

I had a good day today. I went to bed at the time I had planned to. Early in the day I enjoyed having company, did something for a friend, declutteted for 20 minutes and took time for myself. Did two short exercise videos and practiced my dance steps (taking a class because I never learned to dance). It feels good to be mindful of how I am using my time. Doing something for others but making sure I did what is part of my two rocks, more movement and better sleep.