{"id":5255,"date":"2024-11-04T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2024-11-17T14:42:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T14:42:35","slug":"small-things-celebrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5255","title":{"rendered":"Small things. Celebrated."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every now and then I take a month and celebrate a small win every day. When I <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3499\">blogged about this<\/a> a couple of years ago, the motivation came from a time of being overstretched, a period during which it felt like no matter how much I did I never achieved enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time round my motivation is different, and more aligned to my desire to practice gratitude and to make the most of a busy, but precious time in my life &#8211; when many things pull my focus in different directions both personally and professionally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gratitude journalling is a practice that I like and I have tried previously, and yet it doesn&#8217;t feel like quite the right fit for what I want to achieve this month. This celebration of small things is more about slowing down and paying attention, to be more present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The list of small things I have celebrated so far<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 1: Make a fire and be warm all evening<br>Day 2: Go for a 2 mile run<br>Day 3: Get flu vaccination<br>Day 4: Received a letter with the best stamp. Ever. <br>Day 5: Went to the beach!<br>Day 6: Plant care hour<br>Day 7: &#8211;<br>Day 8: Time out and a nice coffee at my local cafe<br>Day 9: got a huge box of pumpkins and squash<br>Day 10: Went to the Theatre<br>Day 11: Completed the last run in a training phase<br>Day 12: Decorated the house with a garland which was a gift<br>Day 13: Tea in bed<br>Day 14: Went for a run although I didn&#8217;t feel like it<br>Day 15: Signed up for a charity run<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll be adding more as the month continues. Definitely looking for the bright spots in these times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 16: Went to the beach<br>Day 17: Listened to vinyl <br>Day 18: Had a good walk with the dogs<br>Day 19: Finished a work project<br>Day 20: Got beautiful flowers<br>Day 21: Went on an autumn ramble<br>Day 22: Had a quiet, restful day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the podcast episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/s04e26-positive-procrastination\/id1653306599?i=1000675325492\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:20px\" class=\"wp-block-tnp-minimal\"><p>Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter: <\/p><div><div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal  \"><form action=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=tnp&amp;na=s\" method=\"post\" style=\"text-align: center\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nr\" value=\"minimal\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nlang\" value=\"\">\n<input class=\"tnp-email\" type=\"email\" required name=\"ne\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Email\"><input class=\"tnp-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-privacy-field\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ny\" required class=\"tnp-privacy\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?page_id=1544\">I accept the privacy policy<\/a><\/label><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then I take a month and celebrate a small win every day. When I blogged about this a couple of years ago, the motivation came from a time of being overstretched, a period during which it felt like no matter how much I did I never achieved enough. This time round my motivation is different, and more aligned to my desire to practice gratitude and to make the most of a busy,&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5255\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Small things. 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