早晨睜開眼第一件事,是坐在床上meditate 5分鐘,背景音是Spotify上找得到的mindful in minutes;一週打掃房間一次,週間能累積的灰塵不算多,因此整理長度不超過30分鐘,上班的書桌要一塵不染才有好心情;午茶時間固定會跑到後院,出門散步則是看天氣與心情不固定(而此刻其實是在公園打出這段日記);下班後,留白了固定的瑜伽時光來舒緩筋骨,長度是不勉強自己的30分鐘;不定期地和朋友視訊也總是帶來能量,隔著海洋卻陪我過著英國時差,這陣子也對於友情的觀察十分有感。
It’s been a while since the last time we spoke. You know how terrible I am at keeping track of things, but thank you for reminding me how far I’ve come, and making me realised how those dots are well-connected looking backwards.
Life has been amazingly fun yet challenging since I relocated to London over a year ago. I’ve met the most wonderful people I could have asked for, (slightly) improving my cooking skills, being less afraid of sleeping in the dark, and getting lost less often.
I still have nightmares occasionally, feeling resistance to change/try something new, negatively judging myself about the mistakes I’ve made, and constantly feeling like I’ve achieved nothing or haven’t been working hard enough – just one of those vague and self-defeating statements that sabotage my mind.
Being present takes me away some of that self-evaluation, which allows me to appreciate the little things in life instead. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity of living/working abroad, pushing myself to see and experience things that I never would otherwise.