Giving myself a break…..

I had big plans for the blog in May for Stroke Awareness Month and the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I only was able to post a few times during the month and I got so annoyed with myself. The month of May came and went without much fanfare. Then, I attempted to get back to blogging in June. Alas, I also missed posting in June which was Aphasia Awareness Month.

I had such big plans for blogging in these months. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself which is ultimately was why I avoided doing anything. I was working so hard on dealing with my perfectionism with my psychologist. I thought I had a really good handle on it. We even decided that I didn’t need therapy any longer. Perhaps that decision was premature. Or was it?

Using all the techniques I learned this time in therapy and my own experience helping students, I dropped my anchor and just watched the storm. What was really going on? Why had I decided to join the Ultimate Blog Challenge in May again? Is it really that important to blog daily to meet the challenge? With this centered mentality, I was able to put things into perspective.

I decided to give myself a break and accept what I can and can’t do. I need to pace

my cognitive activities or tasks, writing or reading, and intersperse activities that do not have a huge cognitive load, like doing the dishes or gardening. I have signed up for the ultimate blog challenge again for August but I’ll do it my way. I intend to read other blogs daily and respond to those that move me. And I will post a full blog each week. I was able to post one per week before so I know that is reasonable. If I can post more, I will. I won’t put too much pressure on myself this time.