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08 Jun 2025 07:59 PM - edited 11 Jun 2025 03:29 PM
08 Jun 2025 07:59 PM - edited 11 Jun 2025 03:29 PM
Hello lovely people,
I have been reflecting on some ways we can support you all through our recovery-oriented way of connecting on the forums, and thought that creating a weekly intention setting/reflection conversation could be really helpful. 🥰
Intention-setting can allow us to more mindfully focus our attention onto the things we would like to explore more of (without too much pressure!). And when we do so within community, it can help us to feel more supported as we go about exploring new habits and ideas.
Now, this isn't about showing up perfectly or reaching all of our 'goals' overnight, but rather, exploring what is possible, what we enjoy, and how we can feel more safely connected to ourselves.
So, what will this look like exactly?
1. Set your intention for the week. For example, I am going to practice allowing myself 5 minutes a day to slow down.
2. Reflect. You can do this throughout the week via your notes app, a journal, or here on the forums. *Notice what feels good, what doesn't, and why.
3. Share the following Sunday. Let us know what you were able to explore and what came up for you/if you have any questions or need some support.
Remember - there is no right or wrong! It's so fine if all you did was hold the intention in the back of your mind - change takes time. I would love you all to have fun with this and to explore things from a place of curiosity and compassion. 💛
And... go! @Dreamy @MissinTooth @Bow @Shaz51 @Captain24 @creative_writer @avant-garde @Oaktree @ENKELI @Dimity @Semly @Appleblossom @MJG017 @Sunnyside226 @Blackcloud @PeppyPatti
08 Jun 2025 08:03 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:03 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:03 PM
To start us off: My intention this week is to notice when my thoughts start to spiral into my 'story' or 'self-belief' and to slow things down, just that bit more, so I can give my brain a chance to experience a new 'what-if'. ☺️💛
08 Jun 2025 08:04 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:04 PM
Thanks @AuntGlow
My intention is to write down one thing that I am either proud of or grateful for each day. My psychologist gave me this as a self compassion exercise but I haven’t been doing it consistently. I need to start over. I am trying not to be too hard on myself about this.
08 Jun 2025 08:06 PM - edited 08 Jun 2025 08:16 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:06 PM - edited 08 Jun 2025 08:16 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:06 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:06 PM
Okay @AuntGlow let's have a crack at this...
I'm going to practice setting boundaries with my brother and his wife, regarding looking after my niece so regularly after work and late into the evenings, and with that, I'm also going to practice setting those boundaries without feeling like a horrible person.
BIG one for me, so it might be a case of slow and steady.
08 Jun 2025 08:20 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:20 PM
@starsmile , this thread may be useful.
08 Jun 2025 08:29 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:29 PM
@AuntGlow I love intention-setting!! I'd love to jump on board!! I will have to take some time to think of my intention this week, hmmmm .....
@avant-garde wrote:
@AuntGlow... do we have to?
Finch is helping me do this already... I don't think I need more homework...
Ahaha @avant-garde yep, forums membership is now pending homework completion!! Teehee!
Yeah nah legit, not to worry we won't come after you for not participating!!
@Oaktree oh that self-acceptance and compassion can be hard hey. I've been slipping on the workout habit I've been trying to build so I am right there with you! We dust ourselves off and try again yeah?
@MissinTooth ooh yes, do feel free to check in with us here plenty as you go!! Boundary setting can be not only tricky, but super uncomfortable at first too! We gotchu.
08 Jun 2025 08:35 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:35 PM
I am currently just trying to get through today and don't have the capacity to figure out intentions, it's like new year resolutions but I don't do those either. Getting through the day is enough
But for @AuntGlow
"I intend to keep watching my finch grow by caring for me"
It's addictive... huh... caring for me is addictive now...
08 Jun 2025 08:38 PM
08 Jun 2025 08:38 PM
@AuntGlow, I want to do this but I honestly can't even think of anything and things I do think of I'm scared to share for fear of being judged.
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