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My Time to Move

                 I was texting one of my friends this week and she said, “I feel like 2022 is going to be your year.” She might be right. I mean, so far so good. It’s eight days in, and I feel significantly better than I have in a while. A mixture of sleep over the holidays, a much-needed breakdown, and permission from my surgeon to do light exercise again has allowed me to enter this year with a lot more acceptance of where I’m at and motivation to get better.


                One of my favourite podcasts is Happier with Gretchen Rubin. Every year, her and her sister pick a one word them for the year. It’s never something I participated in in the past, but then came Yoga with Adriene’s 30 Day Yoga Journey.

                This year’s theme? Move. For some reason, this spoke to me. This year, I want to move.

                I want to move physically. Before the holidays, I was starting to feel the effects of lack of movement on my body. I spent so much time not moving that my back was stiff, my hips were tights, and everything felt like it needed to be stretched out. Yoga in the past seven days has felt amazing. I also tried a light jog, and that was so odd but rewarding.

                I want to move minds. This is a lot more abstract, but it relates to work. Being a teacher is always about affecting minds. I have a lot of goals I want to achieve in my current job that will help my students achieve and understand more. I’m getting more comfortable, so I know how things work and where I can affect change.

                Something that could also be possible this year is moving houses. I have inadvertently found myself in the middle of a condo hunt. I don’t really know how one find themselves in a house hunt by accident, but here we are. I don’t know how possible this actually is, but it’s a step in a new direction.

                I like this idea of a theme for the year. I think having a spirit of something is better than concrete goals and plans. It will allow be to be gentler with myself which is something I’m working on with therapy. Wish me luck.

-          Daniella

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