When I was a child, I totally ignored the cerebral palsy that I was born with.

Because I’m lucky that I can walk, I didn’t bother to do any exercise at all.

Fast-forward to me, now in my fifties, I exercise daily, and indeed have to in order to manage my frozen limbs and the annoying physical pain, that lessens when I stretch.

Perhaps, in my subconscious mind, I’d remembered the days when I’d sell print for a living; I worked for an American franchise who liked my sales results measured weekly. But actually, I figured out that it was beneficial for me to measure my results on a daily basis. I did this for a couple of reasons, -firstly because I happened to be good at sales, so when I achieved the figure early in the week, I could take an extra day off! Secondly, because I could keep tabs on any commissions.

Therefore, there are some aspects of life improvements that are useful to do, or measure daily.

I for instance have to do fifteen reps of six different exercises, daily, – given to me by my physiotherapist. I often do thirty, sometimes more, but I’m satisfied to simply keep to fifteen. It’s dependent on the weather, since when it’s cold, my mobility is more challenging. It’s the little often philosophy.

The gentle flipside of this being, that if I don’t manage my routine on a given day, then I can resume the following day. It’s far nicer on the psyche than procrastinating, or being mean to ourselves: we can pick the thread up the following day: because our focus is one day at a time; and we might only get a single day out of kilter, as opposed to a full week, or month when achievements’ are typically measured.

Eighteen months ago, and although, at the time, it wasn’t in my conscious mind; I started jotting down each piece of fresh produce that I ate daily. I did so for almost four months before I enjoyed a eureka moment: I was naturally eating three per day. I only needed to add two more items in order to meet the recommended daily quantity.

When we become mindful about some areas of our life that we can manage daily, then we form helpful new habits. It is a way to assure that we keep on track of the lifestyle we desire to have, rather than setting unrealistic targets, that will only make us upset, if we don’t reach them.

I hope you find this helpful.

SUNNY wishes,

Emma x