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Daily Check-In Jan. 4, 2019

User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 January 4th, 2019

I hope you all had a good start. Question today:

How does it make you feel when you reflect on 2018?

How does your body express itself, do your facial expressions change?

With all the challenges we are facing every day its easy to get caught up in the stories in our heads and we might be standing somewhere, maybe doing the dishes, muscles get tight, we frown or even grind our teeth which can be very harmful to them.

Today, I like to propose the following exercise.

When you become aware that your facial expressions change negatively, look into the mirror and have a look at your face. After a few seconds make a half-smile and keep it for a while.

Let me know what you think about this exercise, how it went.

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User Profile: Tinycupcake
Tinycupcake January 4th, 2019

How does it make you feel when you reflect on 2018? That it was a long hard year but I learned a ton.

How does your body express itself, do your facial expressions change? I noticed I hold a lot of tension in my jaw. Something I've been working to fix.

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP January 4th, 2019

@Tinycupcake

I am glad for you that you can look back at a hard year's work and know it was worthwhile.

Jaw clinging is something I did a lot long time ago too, luckily meditation helped me to reduce it to a very high extend.

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User Profile: 24963534
24963534 January 4th, 2019

2018 was a disaster for me but 2019 is a new start :)

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP January 5th, 2019

@24963534

that's what I call a great attitude!👍😃

I wish you would not have to go through such an awful year,t sometimes we cannot change it and have to face the challenges, but awesome that you embrace the new start.

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User Profile: onerandomguy
onerandomguy January 5th, 2019

yeah, I always smile like there's no tomorrow

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP January 7th, 2019

@onerandomguy

One, absolutely wonderful!

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User Profile: soulsings
soulsings January 6th, 2019

@amiablePeace77 I am not doing much reflecting on the past year only because it all seems so distant. I guess "a lot of water flows over the dam" so to speak and I guess there is no place I would rather be than here.

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP January 7th, 2019

@soulsings

So many things can happen in one year, lots of ups and downs and it's good to have a place to go to where you feel well. Glad you have it.

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User Profile: soulsings
soulsings January 8th, 2019

@amiablePeace77 yes there is no place like 7cups.

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User Profile: 24963534
24963534 January 8th, 2019

yeah, I always smile like there's no yesterday

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP January 8th, 2019

@24963534

Smiling, even half-smiles,is helpful to reduce stress - I am glad that you use that tool. How does it make you feel?

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