What is Your Perfect Day?
Last Saturday I went to a fitness class at 8 AM, came home and paddle boarded on a beautiful lake with two amazing women, made a delicious, healthy lunch and then went out for a short bike ride and ice cream before relaxing for the rest of the day and yes, an early bedtime.
For me, this was a perfect day. Not because I like getting up early on Saturdays and driving 30 minutes to go to an exercise class.
It is because I’ve found a wonderful community of women (and a couple of men) who attend this engaging class that makes me work way harder than I would on my own and I leave feeling strong, energized and ready to tackle anything in my weekend.
This just happened to be paddle boarding around a lake with friends for a couple of hours and then lazily relaxing on our boards and absorbing the beauty that surrounded us while picnicking and sunbathing in the middle of the lake.
The bike ride was just a bonus way to feel good about my ice cream (and yes, I definitely eat ice cream without earning it as well!).
Every day can’t be a perfect day but we can certainly experience amazing moments in any given day.
What makes you feel good and how can you do more of it?
Your perfect day is going to be different than anyone else’s. And, it will very likely change over time.
Movement makes us feel good because of the hormones that are released during and after it, but what if you don’t like to “work out”?
I honest don’t like to work out, however; I do like the way my body and mind feel when I’ve worked out so am always looking for ways to move and get exercise that are more fun.
What types of movement can you imagine doing that would make you feel good?
When you get to the end of your day and look back on the experiences you had that day, what makes you smile and feel good about yourself?
A balance of productivity, movement, social engagement and relaxation can also create a perfect day.
Or, maybe it’s just a day of lying on the couch and binge-watching Netflix. There is NO WRONG PERFECT DAY!
Action Step:
Take a minute right now and think about what your perfect day would look like.
If you can’t make the whole day happen today or this week, think about any part of that day and try to make it happen today or this week.
Start each day by committing to one “perfect day” activity despite anything else you have to do that day.
At the end of your day, enjoy the memory of that activity (and if you weren’t able to get to it yet, do it tomorrow and enjoy the act and memory then!).