Apr 29, 2021
I just got back from a 1300 mile road trip with my Aunt Teeny, her three horses, and a donkey. My Aunt needed help to haul her horses from California to Florida, so I met her halfway in Oklahoma City. It was a new experience for me hauling equines any distance, and with any new experience, I learn a lot, laugh a lot, and grow. So on this episode, I thought I’d share what I learned about myself over this week-journey.
While driving, I called my friend Erin because I needed to reschedule plans and while on the phone, I complimented her because she has been really looking great lately; I mean glowing. I asked her what she has been doing differently, and Erin said the only new thing in her life is that she is more consistently practicing energetic hygiene. She’s lost over 25 pounds by focusing on how she energetically cares for herself day in and day out. I know how important energetic self-care is, but lately, I haven’t been focusing on it like I should, so I was happy to be reminded of the benefits.
So as we stride together, the questions on our minds are: For you, what are the benefits of energetic self-care of hygiene? In what ways do you practice energetic hygiene? And when you feel yourself in an energetic slump, how do you recharge yourself?
During this last week with my aunt, I’ve had some energetic highs and lows, and I’m still feeling sluggish because it was a lot. It was fun, and I am glad I did it, but now I am having a little trouble re-acclimating myself here at home in St. Augustine.
When I was thinking about how I care for myself and the energetic self-care components that are important to me, nine key factors stand out and energetically make a difference. In no particular order: food, sleep, exercise, alone time, laughter & joy, nature, meditate, contribute, and reflect. Listen, and I’ll give more content on each one, and you can see how these things apply to you or how they don’t, which is fine too.
We met some really sweet people on this journey, like Mike and Joanne in Alabama, that let us use their farm as a pit stop for the horses and Isabella the donkey so they could stretch their legs. We also met the agricultural police when we got pulled over because I didn’t see the sign in Florida that you have to stop with animals. He was really great as well.
I always enjoy our Wise Walk together because you always help me reflect and look at the experiences I have and what I’m missing or what I want more of, or what has been meaningful and important to me. So I’m going to keep having these Wise Walks together and thank you all for that.
In this episode:
[00:23] Welcome to the show!
[01:55] My friend Erin is consistently practicing energetic hygiene.
[03:15] We need to be mindful of everything we do and the people, places, and things we expose ourselves to.
[03:47] For you, what are the benefits of energetic self-care or hygiene?
[03:57] What ways do you practice energetic hygiene?
[04:04] When you feel yourself in an energetic slump, how do you recharge yourself?
[05:01] Nine key energetic self-care components stand out to me.
[06:07] Food is really important to me and that I eat cleanly.
[08:50] I am an eight hours a night girl, and my immune system breaks down if I don’t sleep for extended periods.
[10:06] Exercise is something I need, and while we were away, I only ran once.
[10:40] Space and alone time were very sparse on this trip.
[11:45] Much laughter and joy were abundant on this trip with my aunt.
[13:09] Nature is so important to me, and I appreciate all the beauty that is in the world.
[13:42] Meditation was something I wasn’t able to do on the road.
[14:03] Contribution is another need of mine, and I was able to contribute by helping my aunt, who wouldn’t have been able to do this on her own.
[14:33] I like time to reflect, and I was able to reflect some in the car.
[17:29] What are your top energetic hygiene practices?
[18:08] Thank you so much for listening!
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