🌸 Day 3 - Petals of Progress Challenge 🌸
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! This month, we're nurturing our mental health through small daily steps with our 30 Petals of Progress challenge. Remember that every small act of self-care matters!
"Small shifts in perspective can bloom into lasting change."
Today's Prompt: Name Your Roses & Thorns
🌹 Rose: Share 1 positive moment or thing you're grateful for today
🥀 Thorn: Name 1 challenge you faced (no judgment, just acknowledgment)
💠Why This Matters:
- Noticing positives builds gratitude
- Acknowledging challenges reduces their power
- Together they create balanced self-awareness
💬 Ways to Participate with Today's Prompt:
1) Share both your 🌹 and 🥀 below
2) Post just one if you prefer
3) Keep it private & reflect quietly
4) Optional Extra: For your thorn, add 1 small act of self-care you'll do for it (e.g., "I felt tired → I'll go to bed 30 minutes early tonight")
Remember: There's no right or wrong way to do this. What matters is showing up for yourself, however you can today. 💖
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Rose: A friend picked me up to go grocery shopping while the car is undriveable. :)
Thorn: Lots of pain and low motivation.
@jesusredeemedme2425 aw that was so kind of your friend to do that, I'm glad you have a supportive friend in your corner! 💕🫂
Do you know what has been causing you to feel unmotivated and tired? What are things you can do to help you feel better? I'm here for you if you ever need to talk !Â
Sending hugs 🫂Â
Right??? <3
Not sleeping and depression lol
@jesusredeemedme2425 I'm very sorry to hear you haven't been sleeping well 😞🫂 What are some things you think can help you get enough sleep? Maybe mediating or reading a book to get yourself to wind down would help? I'm also sorry you're struggling with depression 🫂 What are some things you do to help you cope? Sending love and light your way! 💓
Getting off my phone and reading more would help… says this while on my phone lol
@jesusredeemedme2425 😆I totally get you! Maybe setting timers for apps might help?
That would mean setting a timer for 7Cups :(
@jesusredeemedme2425 Maybe 7Cups can be an exception? Since 7Cups is a productive platform and a place where you can better your mental health maybe you can opt to set timers for all social media apps except 7cups?
This is where I spend most of my time XD
🌹 Rose: Share 1 positive moment or thing you're grateful for today
- I’ve actually had a couple good days in a row. This is rare for me. I’m trying to just enjoy it and not make a big deal of it. 😅
🥀 Thorn: Name 1 challenge you faced (no judgment, just acknowledgment)
- A challenge I faced was some interaction with people who don’t have filters. They say things I consider rude and would never say. It’s hard to accept their lack of filter when I know how much effort it takes to keep mine. It only feels right to. But not everyone thinks like me, I have to remember. I’m trying to learn not to not let it bother me.
I will take time to do something I enjoy this weekend.
@shyPapaya3476 Lovely 💗🫂 Enjoy! ✨