I’m a bit behind myself and just now getting caught up. Some of these certainly take more thought and energy to answer.
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April 18
WNRS SELF-LOVE CARD PROMPT:
WHAT HAVEN’T I GIVEN MYSELF PERMISSION TO FEEL RECENTLY?
HOPE
I want to be hopeful about so many things but I’m afraid that they won’t work out so I haven’t let myself hope — only fear.
I’m afraid that I will get overwhelmed and I won’t be able to put the time and attention into making things happen. I am afraid the outcomes won’t be what I want or expect, so it’s not worth pursuing or hoping.
Today I will instead choose to let myself be hopeful
I AM HOPEFUL
-that I will find a job that better suits me
-that I will get my drivers license
-that I will make progress in therapy
-that I will make new adult friendships
-that I will have fast recovery from my knee surgery
-that I will rediscover myself and my independence
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April 19
RUPI SELF-LOVE CARD PROMPT:
RIGHT NOW, I’M AFRAID OF ________ BECAUSE _________
I’m afraid of pursuing a new career because I want to find something I’m passionate about that won’t feel like just another dead end.
I’m afraid of closely analyzing my relationship with my partner because I’m not ready to face the possibility of it ending and how that would change my life.
I’m afraid of trying to reconnect with old friends because we might not get along as well anymore and I will bat myself up over it.
I’m afraid of trying to make new sober adult friendships because I’m not a consistent communicator and the state of my mental health makes me shut down, close myself off, self sabotage relationships, and not always be the kind of friend I feel that people expect me to be.
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April 20
RUPI SELF-LOVE CARD PROMPT:
SOUNDS THAT NOURISH ME THE MOST ARE ___________
early morning bird song
owls hooting and frogs croaking after dark
rain
bees and hummingbirds buzzing in the garden
dry leaves left on the trees blowing in the winter wind
water boiling in the kettle before the whistle sounds
rustling of flipping book pages
rhythmic splashing of rowing kayak paddles in water
the near silent hum and static of needle on vinyl at the start and end of an album
gurgle, slurp, sigh of drinking a warm beverage
crackling and popping of a fire echoing off the glass inside a wood stove
dragonflies zipping around eating mosquitoes in the glow of early sunrise
percolating coffee rattling around on a camp stove
my sister’s voice and giggle
fatbike tires crunching through packed snow breaking the winter silence
soft pads of dog paws with the light scraping of nails while they run across hardwood floor to greet guests
the mechanical clicking of a camera shutter
yipping and laughing of coyotes across corn fields
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Seriously my heart leaped 
when I saw what you created here. Im really grateful for your presence here as it completely adds to an overall tapestry of community and connection that for me, brings so much to my recovery and beyond so thank you for not shrinking! All that you covered in the intro: so applicable to my recovery. Love love this idea and its impact yes. Im learning the same. Thanking you soooo very much for following through and expanding your presence here and beyond. Looking forward to this thread!
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Can you share with me the name of these cards? Im smiling that you are here sharing these because it’s exactly what I need more of in my life-seeing you walk through it and making discoveries. I Love how the Q’s can then foster further solutions by actually looking at my answers and contemplating ( and practicing ) even a small new action that can be empowering and safe. Debilitating mental health in any form I empathize with-because of walking through the similar in various from. So thank you for being here making this happen.
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Nothing like Boundaries!
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For me these sounds would be:
- Thundershowers or even light rain
- fire crackling
- Crickets
- Silence
- morning bird calls
- Sounds of geese flying above me (reminds me of grandpa who passed long ago)
- Leaves in the fall
Ooo this is hard lol
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Hey Scot if you check back the original post up at the top I have the names of both of the decks up there set up with links to the webpage of where I got them from.
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Sweet I thought so. K tnk u.
Lol i read through it then posts, then posted but thought it was mentioned thank you
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- Rain on a tent. Nothing like it.
- Thunderstorms
- Owls
Anything outdoors or natural.
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SOUNDS
Rain on leaves, rooftops, all of it.
Distant thunder
Laughter (hearing myself laugh because im happy and safe)
Ambient music/Spa music
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April 21
RUPI SELF-LOVE CARD PROMPT:
IN A PERFECT WORLD, WHERE MONEY AND CIRCUMSTANCES WEREN’T AN ISSUE, WHAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DREAM YOU’D WANT TO CHASE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
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To travel! To experience other cultures and diff foods and see wonders of the world!
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I’m so far behind, Jess! 
I will try to get caught up in the next day or so. 
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Totally understandable with how much you’ve been going through Carolyn! You are in my thoughts often and I hope you’re doing well and finding time to take care of yourself. 
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Animal husbandry- delivering baby animals alllll over the world-like all of em.
April 22
Prompt from this morning’s meditation:
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ASLEEP TO IN YOUR LIFE?
WHAT ARE YOU READY TO AWAKEN TO?
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How have I been underselling myself?
I think the biggest way I undersell myself is that I overvalue others… their needs over mine, their time over the time it takes to do something I want, their feelings over mine by not speaking up immediately when they overstep. I could go on. This is something I noticed once I’d been a few months sober, and I’m working on myself daily.
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