Day 177: Honor commitments to yourself

it is so easy for me to delve into work so much so that i lose myself. i become so consumed by the checklists and seemingly unending work behind a computer that i forget all the things i said i would do, like write and paint and exercise and go for walks outdoors. i notice in my body the growing tension of this, which reminds me to breathe deeply. and carve that time, one moment even, to do at least one thing that feeds me and keeps me going. and so here i am. taking this sacred moment to write in my journal next to a windowed door, out of which i will soon take that short daily walk to feed the chickens. and when the feeling arises in my body again, i will listen. i will remember what i said i would do. and i will do it.