Mindfulness Daily Check In July 28, 2018
oh the joys of having air conditioning
Good morning community
I had nothing planned for today, but I notice my A.C. on and how I am very mindful of it. Who else has some A.C.? I know for many A.C. is just to much on the family bills. It was for me to long ago, but now I am mindful on my budget and how long the A.C. stays on.
Sunner can be very hot and miserable in some parts of the world. This I feel for many of you-as I CAN NOT be mindful at all when I am hot
I get fatigue, grumpy and well just don't wanna move around or do anything!!! But even if the weather gets us falling away from accepting situations are there and accept those we can't change-right? Can we change when it wants to be hot? Cold? Raining or snowing???
No- we can't, but we can control how we radically accept these things in our daily lives. We have control over our thoughts and feelings and actions
So, everyone out there around the world, how do you handle a hot summer? How do you keep being mindful?
I will share my popsicles with you all
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I handle a hot summer with a lot of things to keep me cool: plenty of icecream, I'll have the fan on, windows open, cold showers. It can be really hot in summer but also lovely and sunny outside so I'll take a walk - in the shade!! That way I can be mindful, enjoy the sunshine but not get sunburnt or too hot.
EVERYONE PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE DRINKING LOTS OF WATER!! Stay hydrated in this hot hot weather :D omg I love putting my water bottle in the freezer and adding some lemon it's super refreshing. Thank you for this check in! @RumpleSteeleSkin
@peppermintlove
Hey Peppermint wonderful to see yoummm on the ice cream part-me to. Or I freeze yougurt and mmmm!!Ha you are like me. I'll go out in a hot day but I will follow the path with the most shade. I kinda am not mindful on the water I should take inMakes me ummm potty to much. But I can add in 1-2 more cups daily at leaset. Thank you for this remimder Peppermint
@RumpleSteeleSkin
nice picture i like it
i use air conditioning , water , cold drinks 
@delightfulUnicorn38
HIya Unicorn great you stopped by ha that is exactly how I do it! But I am finding that I am drinking to much coffee and that isn't good as it dehydrates you more in summer. I gotta be more mindful
I've skipped my mediations for a few days. I'm just so tired and this heat is kicking my booty
@AbejaReina
Reina wonderful to see youaahhh it's ok hun try not to be hard on yourself. As many don't know that they actually do mindfulness in some things they do daily. I do know how hot it's been and that gives the lack of motivation. When you are hot and laying down, in your mind think of that safe, comfy cool place where you love to be. See that is being mindful too. I am very glad you stopped by today
@RumpleSteeleSkin That's a really good idea. thanks
@RumpleSteeleSkin I am trying to beat the humidity. That is worse than the heat right now. Thanks to the dehumidifier things are pretty good. Also I get water for the garden from it. I am with you, summer is getting to be a hard season.
@soulsings
HIya Souls good your hereI hear you on the humidity part. It seems bad this year for us. We also get the fog alot due to this. I see you are very mindful in the resources for the garden and also those dehumiditifier. I am going to get some that are 70% off tomorrow.
@RumpleSteeleSkin yes stay cool is a lot dependent on regulating humidity so hope you get a good one. I researched it and read the reviews.
@soulsings
I read on one that also I can put lavender oil in. I don't understand it. but they sell it in the "relaxing" area of a hospital I went to the other day. So there they are having a sale.
@RumpleSteeleSkin Hi Rumple! How are you doing today? I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far! Also, thank you for the delicious popsicles, hehe!
So, everyone out there around the world, how do you handle a hot summer? How do you keep being mindful?
I definitely am not a summer person despite being born in the summer, lol. Oh, the irony. In order to handle a hot summer, I try to accept and just find ways to stay cool, such as drinking plenty of cold water and milk, sitting under the fan, sitting outside when it is breezy, or sitting in the AC. I try to be mindful to especially notice how I am feeling when I feel too hot or uncomfortable. It helps a lot.
@SaimaK
Hiya Saima great to see youI am with you on the NOT being a summer person. But then again I am not a winter one eitherahhh I love that word "ACCEPT" that is so so very hard at times when we wanna be in control or change something we really have no control over. But you said that magic word!! Also how you "notice" if your hot or uncomfie. I believe you are mindful during summer. Also try freezing some yougurt, that is a wonderful snack. My kids love to put grapes in the freezer and sit outside and eat them
@RumpleSteeleSkin It's great to see you, Rumple! Hehehe, I totally understand! Thank you so much for saying that! I am trying my best! Ooooh, frozen yogurt is a wonderful idea! I will be sure to try that! Thank you! Also, I love eating frozen grapes also!!!
@SaimaK
Really?? You know about frozen grapes😲ha! When I show or tell people this they say I'm silly. Lol
@RumpleSteeleSkin Hehehe, I understand, Rumple! People think I'm peculiar for freezing grapes, but it's so delicious and healthy! I love frozen grapes, hehehe!
@RumpleSteeleSkin
Hi Rumple, nice to see you
The summer in my country is particularly hot this year. Things are getting so bad that elderly need to be taken from their homes and brought to a nearby community centre where there is air conditioning. Also, many pets get ill from heat exhaustion, it's terrible.
The weather actually made me a little moody. My job entails that I clean the homes of people who are not physically able to, and having to vacuum two houses a day when it's over 35 degrees celcius is just cruel, I thought. Luckily the clients were very friendly and understanding and made sure I had enough to drink. I always made sure to appreciate their kindness, but at the end of the day the hot weather still annoyed me terribly, just because it made me feel terrible.
I have changed this all around when my yoga teacher, during a meditation session, told us to stop fighting against the heat. It is a constant we cannot will away, and therefore we will feel better just to accept that it is hot. Instead of being like "Ugh, I'm thirsty again", think "This glass of water tastes so much better than it normally does, now that I am so thirsty" and "I am so grateful that I have the ability to keep my body healthy and comfortable in these extreme temperatures, not everyone has this opportunity"
I think this view on the heat has allowed me to be much more mindful about the situation and the summer in general. I also feel much better now that I allow myself more selfcare now that my body is so taxed. For example, I spend my entire friday afternoon in the swimming pool, cooling off
@JayTheBird14
hey hey Jay good to see youoh dear no- I do worry on some of the elderly I know. We stop by to some and check on them, even got a donated A.C. for a few. I am so glad there is a place for them and their pets. aahhh I am so with you on what you do in the hot heat. As some of my clients have to A.C. and don't ever want one. So tidying up their homes and cooking for them sometimes gets me too a bit grumpyBut they are so very nice to me to and even buy me ice cream or some kind of cool treat. aahhh you to said that magic word "accept" Ha I so wish I could make the hot weather be cooler-but I can't. Thing is to then do radical acceptance and just accept it and learn ways we can manage. You sound very mindful in the summer!
I live in Miami! AC is on year round and is part of life! Needed to live/survive here. I keep the filters changed so we don't have to call the A/C guy. And luckily my utilities are paid for as part of the rent... now with hot flashes and temperature swings I keep it as cool as I can tolerate!
@onwardforevenmore
Hi Onward
wow I can't imagine me electric bill. You are very blessed to have it included. Also to have a.c. year round. You are being mindful in making sure those filters are changed! Good job😊