March 2021

 QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

"When you were raised to be a peace keeper, your roar may be muted.  Give yourself permission to reclaim your voice.  Silence and smiles are not your only options in the face of disrespect... As you heal, you no longer feel the need to rearrange yourself to make others comfortable." ❤

~Dr. Thema

MARCH GRATITUDE LIST

• Seeing the fam in Tulsa during Spring Break week
• More restful days and time off work than usual
  
• Fun belated birthday gifts from several friends
  
• Lunch or dinner chats with Elizabeth, Sarah, Kristin F., Tiffany, and the Wilsons and Shoemakers
  
• Getting my first dose of the COVID vaccine
• A precious invite from the Miss K to her class's Author's Tea event
• My first jury duty experience
  
• Watching March Madness games with Mom and Dad (I'm thankful to have that and other sports back this year - I care about that more than I would've thought)
  

What was life-draining this month?

• Attempting 75 Hard on my own and falling short pretty quickly 
• Feeling unseen, underappreciated, and unheard as I'm working on speaking up more often - it's a process changing my own internal dialogue and the way others perceive and treat me
  
• Navigating boundary issues
• Seeing people I love hurt by the ripple effects of selfish choices made by others

What was life-giving this month?

• Slow Flow yoga classes + Meditation (Peloton)
• Continuing the strength training calendar
• Finding the "75 Easy" group on Facebook and having much more success with that (a modified version of 75 Hard + community support)
• Every time I felt truly seen and appreciated
  
• Finally dealing with the oil stains on my driveway
• Getting my first hot stone massage since the pandemic began
  
• A cute new haircut (photo below)
  
• Collecting inspiring photos and quotes
  
• Crying my way through the final episode of WandaVision
  
• My entire Gratitude List above! ❤

HAPPY LISTS

I Read:  Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (Amplified Bible)

I Listened To:  Two Audiobooks:  Getting Unstuck by Timothy Butler, Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, + the usual blogs and Facebook posts
The 10 podcasts mentioned in January!

I Watched:  Gilmore Girls, This Is Us, and Spotlight (a movie about corruption in the church that deserves its own post soon)

I Made:  Canva Design photos and quotes for my Board of Empowerment ❤

*This recap was inspired by Emily Freeman's The Next Right Thing Journal, and I'm writing one for each month of 2021!