Day 2 — 100 Days Being Visible
Fear and excitement in Mi Vida
I woke last night with the muscles of my chest tight, my breathing shallow, and part of my mind commencing a monologue that started with, “What have you done? You don’t want to be visible!”.
I needed to relax, I needed my sleep.
I chose to use my knowledge of ‘box breathing’. I breathed in as I counted slowly to four, held my breath for a count of four, slowly exhaled for a count of four and again held my breath for a count of four. As I breathed, I focused on the feel of breath in my nose and throat and consciously and gently silenced my inner monologue. It took five or six long slow breaths using box breathing before my chest muscles relaxed, and the monologue fell silent. As my breathing settled into a normal rhythm, I slipped back to sleep.
This morning, as I drank coffee and searched for words to express myself I felt, perhaps for the first time, excited rather than oppressed by the writing experience. When I sensed anxiety in the background, I quietly sighed my out-breath to again calm myself.
Progress
Today, I noticed and navigated my emotions, wrote my day-two blog without procrastination, and shared an element of knowledge I had used to good effect.
I am satisfied with my progress.
2/2/100 (Number of days goals met/ number of days into project/ 100)
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