Family Spring

James Clear's book Atomic Habits states of the Two-Minute Rule: “When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.”

He elaborates:

You’ll find that nearly any habit can be scaled down into a two-minute version:

“Read before bed each night” becomes “Read one page.”
“Do thirty minutes of yoga” becomes “Take out my yoga mat.”
“Study for class” becomes “Open my notes.”
“Fold the laundry” becomes “Fold one pair of socks.”
“Run three miles” becomes “Tie my running shoes.”

So the idea is to make your habits as easy as possible to start. Anyone can meditate for 1 minute or 2 minutes a day and then scale up! Once the habit is a regular one, it's easier to. He says "What you want is a “gateway habit” that naturally leads you down a more productive path"!

For trauma-impacted youth, healing requires s u p p o r t. As helping professionals in various capacities- from teachers to therapists to school administrators to family, chosen family, adopted kin, etc, it is up to us to support those in need towards their journeys to a stronger, wiser, and more compassionate version of themselves. 𝓦𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓪 𝓭𝓲𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓽'𝓼 𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓰𝓷𝓲𝔃𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓹𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻!

A Sunday evening reminder...this week, how will you be sure to fill your cup? Literally? Metaphorically, in your care practices?