Writing letters to Congress made my day better
This morning, I resolved to try some of those self-care steps my therapist and I have been brainstorming. I've always thought of self-care as "go easy on yourself." Like, not stressing out too much if I don't exercise, or eating just because it tastes good and I want to. And I still stand by those being valid! A new idea for me, however, was that self care can take the form of a little extra effort. For example, I made my bed! It took me less than a minute, and I felt a lot more grounded by starting out my day like that-- making my space a little more orderly. Then, in the same vein of straightening up my space to calm down, I spent part of my free second period writing letters to Congress. I got this letter to the editor about global COVID-19 relief published in a local newspaper last month. When when we have published media, my RESULTS group likes to print out copies and mail them to our members of Congress. You can add your own note, like "Dear _____, I am ...