Comments on: Self-Care Challenge Day 4: Get Outside https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/ Art journaling, watercolor tutorials, and adult art classes Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2823 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:42:51 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2823 In reply to Christine.

Christine – this cooking ritual sounds so lovely. I adore the picture you paint.
Amy

]]> By: Christine https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2808 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:20:28 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2808 In reply to Amy Johnson Maricle.

Oh yes we are cooking what the garden give us. The fruits and vegetables don’t taste the same than those of the store… and eating the fruits of the trees planted by my grandfather is for me like living a part of the family history…

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2751 Sat, 16 Aug 2014 01:15:26 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2751 In reply to Christine Nagy.

Christine: I think cloud patterns are amazing too. Yesterday on my run I was so inspired by what everyone had been posting and I tried to really focus on the big, wide sky and feeling the expansiveness of it. Like your tall buildings, it was in contrast to the highway I ran over at one point, but soon I was passing by a reservoir, so that made up for it. It’s all about what you are looking for though, isn’t it? If you are looking for the beauty in your day, you will find it, if you look for what is wrong, you can find that too. It’s such an interesting thing trying to find the balance in this life.

Cheers,

Amy

]]> By: Christine Nagy https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2745 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:52:14 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2745 Ok, I had to work a 12 hour day in Boston yesterday, so I’m a day late on posting Thursday’s self care. However, in walking from South station over to my office building in Boston, I was able to enjoy all the blooming flowers, and beautiful patterns of clouds in the skies. Little pieces of nature to enjoy amongst the big city bustle – a sharp contrast to all the right-angled tall buildings…

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2739 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:05:42 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2739 In reply to Laura.

Laura – No worries – this happens to all of us sometimes! We love the FB comments, just be sure to tell us about your self care here too.

Cheers!

Amy

]]> By: Laura https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2734 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:00:11 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2734 oops i posted an empty comment! … and I commented on facebook! hopefully i’ll get it right today! 🙂

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2725 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:30:23 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2725 In reply to Patricia.

Patricia – That’s the way to do it – just being mindful to take little opportunities to enjoy, take in nature and beauty. That’s self-care.

Cheers,
Amy

]]> By: Patricia https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2721 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:26:52 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2721 I had a business meeting to attend with a group of great ladies, and asked one of them if we could carpool, to allow more time to visit along the way. I enjoyed seeing the beauty of nature as we drove along, (sunny day, blue skies, and wide-open fields) and also as I entered a new neighborhood and took in the beautiful landscaping. I took a short break from the meeting and looked into my friend’s backyard, with a lovely lawn and plants.

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2718 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:04:13 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2718 In reply to Andrea Monreal Castillo.

Hi Andrea:

Like Tara did the other day, getting back to our roots and letting your body carry you where you needed to go was such a perfect way to combine the “to-do’s” with your “me time.” Weaving self-care into your day is a perfect way to make sure that it happens daily. Making it a habit is the key. You will reap the rewards of it in the short and long-term.

Thanks for your great example,

Amy

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/exercise-for-self-care/#comment-2717 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:02:02 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=1280#comment-2717 In reply to Teresa Tatum.

Teresa:

BUBBLES! How fun! And thank goodness you will take more than 5 minutes for it too. Cathy Malchiodi commented on one of my FB posts about the challenge and noted that there is research proving that if you make it 15 minutes per day over a sustained period that you will see notable improvements to your sense of well-being. Amen to that.

Cheers,

Amy

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