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I have started a new morning routine the last couple of days and I must say I am loving it and really feeling the benefits of starting out my day this way.

I have been waking myself up just as the sky is starting to lighten but is still predominantly dark, rugging myself up as it has been a little chilly here in the mornings as Autumn starts to really take hold and taking myself into the back yard and laying out on the sun lounger with a blanket with my furry sidekick Tex.

I play some soothing noises in the background, just enough to hear it but not drown out all of the natural noises going on around me and I become mindfully still. For a short while I may close my eyes, but otherwise they are open, taking in the beauty around me.

The sun rises and slowly…

No one’s perfect – no one. Though some people seem to think they are, they’re not. With this being said, we all struggle, we all stumble, and there are times when we may not do quite as well as we may have hoped. Still, that doesn’t make us any less successful.

This morning, I accomplished something and yes, I’m proud of myself. However, I didn’t do as well at the activity as I’ve been doing lately. I’m not going to lie, I got upset and even now as I’m writing this, I still feel a little upset. At the same time though, I’m realizing something. I tried. Normally I wouldn’t even try at this activity because of my anxiety and I did. Also, though I struggled a little more than I have been lately and even though I got anxious, I still got through it and I still got done what…