As I lay down reflecting on the weekend, I think about what I could do better and how to be more positive in my reactions to having three toddlers. I’ve discovered that it is okay to stop and breathe before reacting with yelling or frustration. I am growing in my ability to regulate my own emotions. It is okay to feel remorse and to ask for forgiveness. I am learning and growing, leveling up. Breathing techniques are helping tremendously, or at least helping me become more aware and cognizant of my emotions so I can control them better. Inhale🫁 exhale😮‍💨 !!!! Rest easy 180 tribe!!!!!

Remembering to reset my body through breathing has helped me become more intentional and selective with what I choose to engage in. Over the past 3/4 weeks I’ve limited the amount of “explaining myself” that I’ve been so accustomed to doing my entire life. Ironically it was the explaining myself that was leading to the confusion and chaos around me. Since rejecting that habit, I’ve been able to gain ground in my goals.

Most people think perseverance means pushing harder. White knuckling. Forcing momentum. Never slowing down. That is not perseverance. That is survival mode. Real perseverance is quieter. It is staying present when nothing is changing yet. It is continuing the rhythm when motivation disappears. It is not quitting on yourself just because the season feels heavy. Perseverance is not intensity. It is consistency without panic. If you have been showing up tired but still choosing the basics Breathing. Eating simply. Moving your body gently. Telling the truth about where you are That counts. You do not need a breakthrough today. You do not need a dramatic win this week. Sometimes perseverance looks like staying regulated long enough for clarity to return. That is strength. That is growth. That is progress most people never learn how to hold. Lock back into the rhythm. Not harder. Calmer. Drop a comment if this season has been teaching you a quieter kind of strength.

The intention pillar is my focus. I’m good at masking stress and anxiety for a while by blocking my thoughts or just sitting idle. Will be digging into the intention pillar this week.

After viewing the transformation compass the first word that hit me was anxious. Hit home when you said anxiety is energy without direction. Makes a lot of sense.