Amy! I love this idea, thank you so much for sharing. I struggle with perfectionism in a lot of ways, and so focusing more on how to approach each week feels so much more doable, and I'm thinking mostly in terms of my social media presence. I'm always feeling like I need to go-go-go, post more often, come up with great content, be creative, etc, etc. But, then I'm overwhelmed by my inability to really "do" social media well, that I just don't do anything half the time. So, one week being a bit of a growth week and the next, just maintaining, feels much better and has already given me a sense of calm. So, thank you again!! Glad you're enjoying your time in Japan, and I'm loving following along.
Perfectionism can be really paralyzing! I feel like our society really pushes go-go-go work culture onto us and it's important to find the balance and flow of it all. Japan has definitely been a breath of fresh air for how peaceful and mindful aspects of their culture is. But glad you're finding my tips helpful!
Lovely pictures Amy! The matcha has now been added to my "why I want to go to Japan" list 😂
I really love your references about Growth vs Maintenance week. In March I attended a Women's Day conference and the host referred to the female cycle as the earth's seasons - spring and summer are our times for pushing ourselves, socialising and growing (just like the earth) while autumn and winter are the times we may want to wind down and be a little introspective. The analogy really helped me understand my body a little more and it's very similar to your Growth vs Maintenance idea!
Japan is definitely killing the game in the matcha department :) worth visiting just for the matcha lattes for sure! I love that metaphor of the seasons -- there's so much we can learn from nature about staying in harmony. And yes you do need to join the SJM train! The books will likely take over your life so having a clear schedule before you dive in is helpful :) my sleep schedule was absolutely ruined by book #2 in ACOTAR!
Amy! I love this idea, thank you so much for sharing. I struggle with perfectionism in a lot of ways, and so focusing more on how to approach each week feels so much more doable, and I'm thinking mostly in terms of my social media presence. I'm always feeling like I need to go-go-go, post more often, come up with great content, be creative, etc, etc. But, then I'm overwhelmed by my inability to really "do" social media well, that I just don't do anything half the time. So, one week being a bit of a growth week and the next, just maintaining, feels much better and has already given me a sense of calm. So, thank you again!! Glad you're enjoying your time in Japan, and I'm loving following along.
Perfectionism can be really paralyzing! I feel like our society really pushes go-go-go work culture onto us and it's important to find the balance and flow of it all. Japan has definitely been a breath of fresh air for how peaceful and mindful aspects of their culture is. But glad you're finding my tips helpful!
Lovely pictures Amy! The matcha has now been added to my "why I want to go to Japan" list 😂
I really love your references about Growth vs Maintenance week. In March I attended a Women's Day conference and the host referred to the female cycle as the earth's seasons - spring and summer are our times for pushing ourselves, socialising and growing (just like the earth) while autumn and winter are the times we may want to wind down and be a little introspective. The analogy really helped me understand my body a little more and it's very similar to your Growth vs Maintenance idea!
Japan is definitely killing the game in the matcha department :) worth visiting just for the matcha lattes for sure! I love that metaphor of the seasons -- there's so much we can learn from nature about staying in harmony. And yes you do need to join the SJM train! The books will likely take over your life so having a clear schedule before you dive in is helpful :) my sleep schedule was absolutely ruined by book #2 in ACOTAR!
PS - I really need to join the SJM train! I'm just trying to get through my TBR before I start ACOTAR :)